The top three among five candidates will advance based on votes from party members and public opinion polls
Ruling Democratic Party to shortlist 3 candidates for leadership race
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Despite winning 12 of the 16 mayoral and gubernatorial seats in the elections, the DP lost key battlegrounds, including the Seoul mayoral race. (Yonhap). For the party's supreme council, 8 out of 14 candidates will make the final cut. 17 to elect a new leader, who will play a key role in overseeing the nomination of candidates for the April 2028 parliamentary elections.
Furthermore, Three candidates will be shortlisted among five based on 35 percent of the votes cast by the party's central committee members, 35 percent from dues-paying members and the remaining 30 percent from public opinion poll results. Announcing his bid earlier this month, Kim pledged to work for the success of the Lee administration and make sweeping changes in the party, saying the party had failed to capitalize on Lee's strong public approval during the June 3 local elections. Competing against him is Kim Min-seok, a key political ally of President Lee who served as the first prime minister under the current administration.
In addition, Four-term lawmaker Jung Chung-rae, who announced his bid last week, is widely expected to be included among the top three candidates.
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Despite winning 12 of the 16 mayoral and gubernatorial seats in the elections, the DP lost key battlegrounds, including the Seoul mayoral race. (Yonhap)
reliability low1/2 sourcesFor the party's supreme council, 8 out of 14 candidates will make the final cut.
reliability low1/2 sources17 to elect a new leader, who will play a key role in overseeing the nomination of candidates for the April 2028 parliamentary elections.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThree candidates will be shortlisted among five based on 35 percent of the votes cast by the party's central committee members, 35 percent from dues-paying members and the remaining 30 percent from public opinion poll results.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAnnouncing his bid earlier this month, Kim pledged to work for the success of the Lee administration and make sweeping changes in the party, saying the party had failed to capitalize on Lee's strong public approval during the June 3 local elections.
reliability low1/2 sourcesCompeting against him is Kim Min-seok, a key political ally of President Lee who served as the first prime minister under the current administration.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFour-term lawmaker Jung Chung-rae, who announced his bid last week, is widely expected to be included among the top three candidates.
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