Democratic Party Gwangju Branch Calls for Candidates for Standing Committee Chair at National Committee Level

Applications Accepted on 14th and 17th... Voting by Party Members on 21st

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Democratic Party of Korea Gwangju Metropolitan City Party held the 1st Election Management Committee (Chairman Kim Yongjip) and announced on the 12th that it decided the application period for candidates for the national committee-level standing chairpersons.

There are a total of 10 national committee-level standing committees: Women, Elderly, Youth, University Students, Disabled, Labor, Farmers and Fishermen, Euljikineunminsaengsilcheon (Protecting the Lives of the Underprivileged), Social Economy, and Small Business Owners Committees.

The Gwangju Party Election Management Committee decided that, according to party regulations and the Supreme Council's guidelines, the chairpersons of the Women, Elderly, and Youth Committees will be elected by voting of the party members with rights after candidate recruitment, while the other seven committees will elect their chairpersons through a vote by the Gwangju Metropolitan City Party Executive Committee after candidate recruitment.

Applications for candidates for the national committee-level standing chairpersons can be submitted at the Gwangju Party headquarters on the 14th and 17th. For detailed information, please refer to the announcements on the party's official website.

The election date for the University Students, Disabled, Labor, Farmers and Fishermen, Euljikineunminsaengsilcheon, Social Economy, and Small Business Owners Committee chairpersons is the 20th, and the election date for the Women, Elderly, and Youth Committee chairpersons is the 21st.

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Party Election Management Committee will guarantee the participation of people in their 20s, who will lead the future society, in party activities and will significantly relax the eligibility criteria for university student chairperson candidates to promote innovation within the Democratic Party. They will also introduce the submission of operation plans and PPT presentations to select capable and innovative candidates. The party will actively support and participate to restore the support of the 20s generation for the Democratic Party.

Lee Byunghun, Chairman of the Gwangju Party, stated, "We are making efforts such as conducting voting by party members with rights in the election of standing chairpersons for a Democratic Party created by its members," and added, "After the election of the national committee-level standing chairpersons, we will complete a Democratic Party that communicates and harmonizes through active support and vigorous activities."

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