The Democratic Party to Fully Delegate Authority to Lee Jae-myung for Campaign Committee Reshuffle...Unanimously Approved at Emergency General Assembly (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporters Koo Chae-eun, Jeon Jin-young] The Democratic Party of Korea decided to delegate full authority over the composition of the election campaign committee to candidate Lee Jae-myung during an emergency party members' meeting held on the 21st. All 169 party members unanimously approved this decision.

Accordingly, the campaign committee's reform is expected to accelerate rapidly. The main points are likely to include constituency-focused election campaigns by lawmakers to gauge grassroots public opinion, streamlining the campaign committee for swift issue response and decision-making.

Party leader Song Young-gil explained to reporters after the emergency meeting, “There were active opinions from about 20 lawmakers, and we reached a consensus on the need for a new structural reform, deciding to delegate campaign committee authority to candidate Lee.” Floor leader Yoon Ho-jung also stated, “To renew and innovate the party, we have delegated all authority to the candidate and agreed to follow his decisions. All lawmakers will relinquish their authority and serve with a spirit of loyal support.”

Until now, the campaign committee had been criticized for lacking field responsiveness and agility due to the predominance of incumbent and multi-term lawmakers in key positions, as well as for ambiguous authority and responsibility and the absence of a clear decision-making structure.

Lawmaker Lee Kwang-jae, who served as co-chair of the campaign committee, announced his intention to resign, saying, “I agree with the candidate’s call for a major overhaul of the campaign committee.” He proposed the formation of a citizen camp to work alongside the candidate and supporters. Co-chair Kim Doo-kwan also declared his resignation from both the co-chair position and the co-chairmanship of the candidate’s Direct Balanced Development Committee on Facebook the previous day, stating, “I agree with the candidate’s call for a major overhaul of the campaign committee. For a ‘sleek and working campaign committee,’ I am the first to declare this.”

Lawmaker Cho Seung-rae told reporters after the emergency meeting, “Since full authority for campaign committee reform has been delegated to the candidate, the roles of lawmakers may be adjusted depending on the scope and direction of the reform.”

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