Democratic Party Gwangju Branch Accelerates Clean Candidate Nomination for Local Elections

The 1st Public Official Election Candidate Verification Committee Meeting Held

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea is accelerating efforts to nominate clean candidates who meet the expectations of citizens ahead of the nationwide local elections on June 1.

The Democratic Party's Gwangju City Party announced on the 21st that it held the 1st Public Office Election Candidate Verification Committee meeting on the 17th.

The Verification Committee is an organization that reviews the qualifications of those who wish to be recommended as Democratic Party candidates in various elections.

The recommendation process for Democratic Party candidates proceeds in the order of the Verification Committee, the Public Office Election Candidate Recommendation Management Committee (Gonggwanwi), and, if a primary is held, the Election Commission.

For this local election, the Democratic Party has established a principle of 'no exceptions for disqualification' regarding violent crimes, drunk driving, hit-and-run driving, sexual violence and prostitution crimes, child abuse crimes, domestic violence, and speculative multiple homeowners.

The Gwangju City Party Verification Committee plans to verify the qualifications of applicants based on these principles.

In particular, at the 1st meeting, it was resolved that in the case of drunk driving, ▲ those whose licenses were revoked due to drunk driving after the enactment of the Yoon Chang-ho Act on December 18, 2019, ▲ those caught drunk driving two or more times within 10 years or three or more times within 15 years as of June 1, 2022, the date of the 8th nationwide local elections (with at least a suspended indictment) will be deemed 'unqualified for verification.'

Kim Jaehyung, Chair of the Gwangju City Party Verification Committee, said, “The most important thing in party nominations is to nominate clean candidates who meet the expectations of citizens,” adding, “The Gwangju City Party Verification Committee will thoroughly verify the qualifications of applicants based on fair standards to ensure that candidates who meet citizens’ expectations can be elected.”

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