With New Secretary-General Kim Young-jin: "Reducing the 16 Headquarters of the Presidential Election Committee to 6... Establishing a Rapid Response System"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Kim Young-jin, the newly appointed Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 25th regarding the upcoming reorganization plan of the election campaign committee, “We will simplify the current 16-division system to 6 or 7 divisions and establish a rapid response system.”

At a press conference held at the Democratic Party headquarters in Yeouido that afternoon, Secretary-General Kim said, “The direction of the composition can be summed up as establishing a rapid mobilization system,” adding, “We will quickly transform the heavy and slow election campaign committee.” This means significantly downsizing the mammoth-scale campaign committee, which was previously promoted as a melting pot involving all members of parliament.

Regarding the timing of the announcement of the reorganization plan, he said, “It will take about 2 to 3 days to prepare. It will likely be next week.”

On the unusual appointment of a re-elected lawmaker as Secretary-General, he said, “The core of the campaign committee system and party position reorganization is speed and ability, so we wanted someone who can work well at the center. Representative Song Young-gil and candidate Lee Jae-myung consulted and chose me,” emphasizing, “Whether one is a second-term, third-term, or first-term lawmaker is not an important issue.”

Secretary-General Kim announced that “current lawmakers will enter the field to shape the direction of the campaign committee” and will promote the ‘1·2·3 Campaign.’ He explained, “One lawmaker will be responsible for a local constituency, organize two professional organizations, and recommend three new figures,” emphasizing, “There is an urgency that victory is impossible unless we change from a Yeouido-centered to a field-centered system, based on the idea that the answer lies in the field.”

Kang Hoon-sik, the newly appointed Strategic Planning Committee Chair, said, “We will bring a fresh breeze to party reform and political innovation.” Chair Kang emphasized, “The Strategic Planning Headquarters will operate like a ‘war room’ and communicate organically with all divisions to respond proactively.”

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