Democratic Party Opens Applications for Proportional Representation Candidates... "Selecting 10 in Winning Positions, 10 on Standby"

The Democratic Party of Korea will open applications for proportional representation candidates for the Democratic Reform Progressive Alliance.

Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seong-hyun revealed the schedule for recommending proportional representation candidates and the fields open for application during a briefing.

There are a total of eight fields for application: ‘Women·Welfare·Disabled’, ‘Diplomacy·National Defense’, ‘Strategic Regions’, ‘Office Staff Party Workers’, ‘Labor (recommended by the Federation of Korean Trade Unions)’, ‘Education (recommended by the Federation of Teachers’ Unions)’, ‘Economy (economics·industry·taxation·agriculture and livestock·climate energy, etc.)’, and ‘Society (health·welfare·safety·culture, etc.)’. However, for the strategic regions field, after recommendations and screening, candidates will be selected through a vote by party members with voting rights in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions.

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However, the labor field will receive recommendations from the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, and for education, it was agreed to allocate teacher Baek Seung-a as a proportional representation candidate, and recommendations have already been received.

The Proportional Candidate Recommendation Committee will be formed as a subcommittee within the Strategic Nomination Management Committee. The subcommittee will be chaired by lawmaker Kim Seong-hwan, with former Sewol Ferry Disaster Special Investigation Team leader Kim Jin-i, senior researcher Song Yoon-jung of the Nara Salim Research Institute, and Professor Eun Min-su of Sogang University participating as members.

Lawmaker Kim said, "Within the top 20 proportional representation slots, 10 will be allocated to the Democratic Party," adding, "We plan to recommend 20 candidates in total, including 10 on standby."

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