Democratic Party Strategically Nominates Namjoon Kim for Incheon Gyeyang-eul and Song Younggil for Incheon Yeonsu-gap

The Democratic Party of Korea announced on April 23 that it will strategically nominate Namjoon Kim, former Blue House spokesperson, for Incheon Gyeyang-eul, and Song Younggil, former party leader, for Incheon Yeonsu-gap, in the parliamentary by-elections to be held alongside the June 3 local elections.

Song Young-gil, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Namjoon Kim, former Blue House spokesperson. Photo by Yonhap News

Kang Junhyeon, chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party, shared these results with reporters immediately after a closed Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly that afternoon.

Kang explained, "Incheon Yeonsu-gap is a challenging district for our party and a key strategic area that we must defend," adding, "We have strategically assigned Song Younggil, who is a valuable asset to our party as a five-term lawmaker from Incheon, former mayor of Incheon, and former party leader, considering his significant influence."

Regarding former spokesperson Kim, Kang stated, "He has a deep understanding of the state affairs under President Lee Jaemyung’s administration and a high level of local expertise," and assessed that "he is the optimal candidate who can quickly and accurately address regional issues, fully grasping President Lee Jaemyung's intentions."

The Democratic Party convened a Strategic Nomination Committee meeting in the morning to discuss the selection of strategic candidates for the Incheon region, and finalized the nominees at a closed Supreme Council meeting in the afternoon. Regarding the selection of strategic candidates for the Gyeonggi region, Secretary-General Cho Seungrae said, "We will proceed sequentially according to the schedule," and added, "Since the process needs to be completed by the first week of May at the latest, the Strategic Nomination Committee will meet almost daily to narrow down and decide on the candidate districts."

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