Democratic Party Changes Namyangju-si Eul to 3-Person Primary... Including Former Administrative Officer Lee In-hwa
Heated Debate at Midnight Summit over Kim Wooyoung's Candidacy
The Democratic Party of Korea decided on the 25th to change the Gyeonggi Namyangju-si Eul electoral district from a two-way contest between incumbent Kim Han-jung and proportional representative Kim Byung-joo to a three-way race including former Blue House Land, Infrastructure and Transport Secretary Lee In-hwa.
On the same day, the Democratic Party held an emergency Supreme Council meeting and resolved this. Kwon Chil-seung, the party’s chief spokesperson, explained, "There has been a change from the announcement made by the Nomination Management Committee. The Gyeonggi Namyangju-si Eul district was a two-person race between Kim Byung-joo and Kim Han-jung, but we have decided to add former Secretary Lee In-hwa. It will be a decision method involving a three-person primary followed by a runoff vote."
The Supreme Council meeting, which started in the evening and lasted about four hours into the night, included controversy over Kang Won Province Party Chairman Kim Woo-young’s candidacy for Seoul Eunpyeong-gu Eul district.
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Earlier, Kang Byeong-won, who was set to compete against Chairman Kim Woo-young following the Nomination Management Committee’s decision, pointed out that Kim Woo-young had expressed his intention to run in Seoul without his resignation as provincial party chairman being accepted, and had even received a warning from the party leadership. Kang Byeong-won filed for a reconsideration with the Public Office Candidate Recommendation Reconsideration Committee. However, the reconsideration request was dismissed. Regarding this matter, Democratic Party floor leader Hong Ik-pyo and others criticized Kim Woo-young’s candidacy during the Supreme Council meeting. Ultimately, after a vote, the Supreme Council reportedly accepted the Reconsideration Committee’s decision.
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