Democratic Party Elects Park Kwang-on from Bimyeong Faction as New Floor Leader (Update)

Park Kwang-on was elected as the new floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On the 28th, the Democratic Party held a party meeting to elect the floor leader, and Park won by securing a majority of votes in the first round. The Democratic Party's floor leader election management committee decided not to disclose the vote counts for each candidate.

Throughout the floor leader race, Park emphasized "unity." He was regarded as the sole candidate from the non-Lee Jae-myung faction.

On the 28th, at the Democratic Party of Korea's 4th floor leader election members' meeting held at the National Assembly, the candidates for the next floor leader are taking a commemorative photo. From the left, Assemblymen Park Kwang-on, Park Beom-gye, Kim Doo-kwan, and Hong Ik-pyo. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

In addition to Park, other candidates in this floor leader election included Hong Ik-pyo, Kim Du-kwan, and Park Beom-gye.

In his victory speech, Park emphasized restoring the values of the Democratic Party, stating, "I will walk the path of winning unity together with all members of the National Assembly," and pledged, "We will surely achieve bold change and solid unity." He also expressed his belief that "regaining the trust of the people is above all what strengthens our power," and showed a strong commitment to actively respond to controversies such as the cash envelope scandal during the party convention.

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