Seoyounggyo: "If the delegate weighting is removed, people like Jeon Gwanghoon will..."

Yeo 최고위원, MBC Radio Interview
Reviewing Reduction of Delegate Weight, Abolition Raises Concerns

Kim Eun-kyung of the Democratic Party's Innovation Committee officially concluded the committee's activities, while Seo Young-kyo, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, evaluated the innovation plan as "meaningful." However, she also pointed out that eliminating the weighting of delegate votes could have side effects.

On the 11th, Seo appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said, "This Innovation Committee met many people and gathered opinions from various sectors over about 50 days."

Earlier, on the 10th, the Innovation Committee proposed reflecting 70% of votes from party members with voting rights and 30% from public opinion polls when electing the party leader and Supreme Council members. The current party constitution and regulations allocate 40% to party members with voting rights, 30% to delegates, 25% to public opinion polls, and 5% to general party members, but the proposal excludes delegates and general party members, thereby increasing the weight of party members with voting rights.

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Regarding this, Seo said, "There has been ongoing discussion about why delegates have a higher equivalence than us (party members with voting rights). However, the Innovation Committee completely removed the equivalence of delegates." She added, "Since this issue has been controversial, we will gather opinions through the party caucus, member workshops, and the provincial supreme council for further discussion."

However, Seo pointed out that completely removing the weighting of delegate votes at the party convention is not appropriate. She said, "I think it is worth positively considering the reduction of delegate vote weighting," but added, "In the People Power Party, there is no weighting for delegates, but there is a negative tendency where people like Jeon Gwang-hoon influence the election of Supreme Council members or party leaders."

In response to criticism that the innovation plan increases the influence of the so-called 'Gaeddal' (short for 'Daughters of Reform'), classified as the Democratic Party's hardline supporters, Seo said, "Actually, in our region, there are delegates elected by party members, but the 'Gaeddal' faction does not strongly try to dominate anything," and added, "There are many good people who care deeply about the party and have a positive mindset."

Meanwhile, Seo revealed that the Innovation Committee's early conclusion of its activities was a decision made by the committee itself, earlier than initially expected. She said, "Within the Innovation Committee, there was never a request for the leadership to shorten the period, and the leadership originally held the position that it should not be done that way," and added, "I understand it was a decision made within the Innovation Committee."

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