On the First Day of Registration for 최고위원... Two Non-incumbent Members Applied Without Any Current Lawmakers

Registration of Writer Jeong Dong-hee and Former Assemblyman Cheon Gang-jeong

On the first day of candidate registration for the People Power Party's Supreme Council by-election on the 29th, only two non-incumbent figures completed their registration without any sitting members of the National Assembly registering.

As of the registration deadline at 5 p.m. that day, writer Jeong Dong-hee and former candidate Cheon Gang-jeong, who ran for the People Power Party's 1st Supreme Council election, had registered.

Both had previously challenged for the Supreme Council in the March 8 party convention but faced defeat. Writer Jeong was eliminated during the preliminary screening, and former candidate Cheon did not pass the preliminary primary.

No incumbent lawmakers registered that day, but with one day left before the candidate registration deadline, the possibility of incumbents entering the race remains open.

The People Power Party will accept candidate registrations until the 30th and conduct eligibility screening by the 31st. If the number of candidates who pass the screening exceeds five, a preliminary primary (a poll targeting responsible party members) will be held; if five or fewer, the election will proceed directly to the main vote. If there is no preliminary primary, election campaigning will begin on the 31st of this month, and the Supreme Council members will be elected through a nationwide committee vote on the 9th of next month.

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