Democratic Party's 8 Supreme Council Members Pass Preliminary Election... 'Pro-Moon vs Pro-Myeong' Factional Battle (Update)

'Jang Kyung-tae, Park Chan-dae, Go Young-in, Seo Young-kyo, Go Min-jung, Jeong Cheong-rae, Song Gap-seok, Yoon Young-chan' and 8 others

[Asia Economy Reporters Oh Ju-yeon and Park Joon-yi] In the preliminary election for the Supreme Council members to select the next leadership of the Democratic Party of Korea, eight candidates?Jang Kyung-tae, Park Chan-dae, Ko Young-in, Seo Young-kyo, Ko Min-jung, Jung Chung-rae, Song Gap-seok, and Yoon Young-chan?advanced to the final round. Among the total 17 candidates for the Supreme Council, all non-incumbent candidates were eliminated, setting the stage for a fierce showdown between the pro-Lee Jae-myung (Pro-Myung) and pro-Moon Jae-in (Pro-Moon) factions over the final five seats in the finals.

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At the Democratic Party Supreme Council preliminary election (cutoff) held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building that day, a total of 17 candidates ran in the order of Park Young-hoon, Kwon Ji-woong, Lee Kyung, Jang Kyung-tae, Ahn Sang-kyung, Lee Hyun-joo, Park Chan-dae, Ko Young-in, Jo Kwang-hwi, Lee Soo-jin, Seo Young-kyo, Ko Min-jung, Jung Chung-rae, Kim Ji-soo, Song Gap-seok, Yoon Young-chan, and Yang Yi-won-young.

Among them, candidates Ko Min-jung and Yoon Young-chan are considered pro-Moon, while Park Chan-dae, Jang Kyung-tae, Seo Young-kyo, and Jung Chung-rae are regarded as pro-Myung lawmakers. Candidates Song Gap-seok and Ko Young-in are not clearly pro-Moon but are classified as 'non-Myung faction.' From the policy presentations that day, the pro-Myung lawmakers strongly supported Lee Jae-myung’s dominant position as party leader candidate, whereas the pro-Moon lawmakers mentioned responsibility for election defeats, clearly showing contrasting stances.

The Supreme Council preliminary election was conducted with 100% central committee voting, with 344 out of 383 eligible voters participating, resulting in a turnout rate of 89.82%.

The eight candidates who passed the preliminary election will tour nationwide regions including Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeju, Chungcheong, Honam, Incheon, and Seoul-Gyeonggi over the next month until the party convention on August 28 to promote their platforms.

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