Democratic Party Appoints 4-Term Lawmaker Woo Sang-ho as General Election Headquarters Chief... "Consolidating Capabilities for Presidential Victory"

Park Kwang-on, head of the Democratic Party of Korea's April 7 By-election Planning Team, is speaking at the 1st April 7 By-election Planning Team meeting held at the National Assembly on the 9th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] On the 27th, the Democratic Party of Korea appointed four-term veteran lawmaker Woo Sang-ho as the Chief Headquarters Director to lead the election campaign committee.

Park Kwang-on, the head of the campaign publicity team, held a press conference at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the same day and announced Woo's appointment as the Chief Headquarters Director, saying, "This is a measure to fully mobilize the party's capabilities for winning the presidential election."

Park explained the reason for the appointment, stating, "Director Woo is the right person to lead political change and political innovation alongside candidate Lee Jae-myung, having declared he would not run in last year's general election, and is judged to be highly capable of contributing significantly to the election victory."

He added, "He has demonstrated accurate political analysis and rational, flexible judgment skills," and "He has played key roles such as publicity team leader and co-chairman of the campaign committee during each presidential election, greatly contributing to election victories."

Park said, "Director Woo will oversee the election campaign and play a pivotal role in political innovation and candidate Lee's victory," and explained, "The decision was made in consultation with candidate Lee and party leader Song Young-gil."

He emphasized, "Although the campaign committee was slimmed down and did not have a Chief Headquarters Director, with only 40 days left, it is time to consolidate party strength," and "The reason for appointing lawmaker Woo is his extensive election experience and his accurate political analysis and rational judgment skills."

He further explained, "It has become difficult for Standing Campaign Committee Chairman Song Young-gil to be involved in every meeting, each sector's work, and instructions," and "There was an internal consensus within the campaign committee that a Chief Headquarters Director responsible for organizing and managing the campaign was necessary."

Regarding concerns that Woo, regarded as a representative of the '86 Generation,' taking a leading role in the campaign contradicts calls for the '86 Generation's retirement,' Park said, "On the contrary, since he has decided not to run in the next general election, please view positively that he can promote political reform and change in a more comfortable situation."

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