Democratic Party of Korea and Saerounmulgyul Officially Announce Merger... To Be Completed Before the 18th

Resolution of Local Election Nomination Issues Through Joint Meeting of Merger Task Force

On the 7th, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, during the merger pledge ceremony between the Democratic Party of Korea and Saeroun Mulgyeol, Park Ji-hyun (from the left), Yoon Ho-jung, co-chairmen of the Democratic Party's Emergency Response Committee, and Kim Dong-yeon, leader of Saeroun Mulgyeol, signed the agreement and exchanged the documents. 2022.4.7 Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Democratic Party of Korea and New Wave officially declared their merger on the 7th.

The Democratic Party and New Wave held a signing ceremony for the merger agreement at the National Assembly that morning. Both parties agreed to merge as party-to-party integration under the name Democratic Party of Korea.

The two parties plan to hold a joint meeting of the merger task force as soon as possible and complete the merger before the 18th. Through this, they also plan to discuss the nomination issues for New Wave candidates wishing to run in the local elections. Kim Dong-yeon, leader of New Wave, has officially declared his candidacy for Gyeonggi Province governor.

Yoon Ho-jung, co-chairman of the Emergency Response Committee, said in his opening remarks, "The two parties will join forces to make the June local elections a starting point for political change for new politics," adding, "We will also mobilize all our party power to realize the introduction of the major electoral district system for basic councilors, which the People Power Party refuses."

Leader Kim also stated, "We will devote ourselves not only to political change but also to national unity," and added, "At the same time, we will do our best to ensure that the broad political change forces win together in the June local elections."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.