The Democratic Party of Korea held its leadership by-election on 2 May 2021[1] following the resignation of the incumbent Lee Nak-yon in March 2021. Lee stepped down from party leader due to party rule which bans any party contender for president from holding party position at least for a year before the presidential election.[2]
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Newly-elected leader of the party will serve for the remainder of Lee's term which ends in August 2022[3] and may replace two unelected members of the Supreme Council currently held by Park Seong-min and Park Hong-bae who were appointed by Lee in 2020.[4][5] They will also command party's campaign in the 20th presidential election in March 2022 and the 8th local election in June 2022.[2]
Immediately after the party's loss in 2021 South Korean by-elections, all members of its Supreme Council decided to resign. The date for its leadership by-election was also decided as 2 May to elect its new party leader as earliest as possible. Few days later, it was decided that members of the Supreme Council will be elected on the same day after party members complained about not having their votes in new members of Supreme Council.[6]
Candidates edit
Candidates for leader edit
- Hong Young-pyo, a member of the National Assembly from Incheon(Bupyeong B) and a former floor leader
- Song Young-gil, a member of the National Assembly from Incheon(Gyeyang B) and a former mayor of Incheon, unsuccessfully run in 2018 leadership election
- Woo Won-shik, a member of the National Assembly from Seoul(Nowon B) and a former floor leader
Eliminated edit
- Chung Han-do, a member of Yongin City Council[10]
Candidates for Supreme Council edit
- Kang Byung-won, a member of the National Assembly from Seoul(Eunpyeong B)
- Hwang Myung-sun, incumbent, three-term mayor of Nonsan City
- Kim Yong-min, a member of the National Assembly from Namyangju City(Namyangju C)
- Jun Hye-sook, a member of the National Assembly from Seoul(Gwangjin A)
- Suh Sam-suk, a member of the National Assembly from South Jeolla Province(Yeongam–Muan–Sinan) and a former three-term mayor of its Muan County
- Back Hye-ryun, a member of the National Assembly from Suwon City(Suwon B)
- Kim Young-bae, a member of the National Assembly from Seoul(Seongbuk A) and a former two-term mayor of Seoul's Seongbuk District
Results edit
The ratio of the results by sector was 45% for delegates, 40% for party members, 10% for opinion poll and 5% for non-voting members poll.
| Candidates | Delegates (45%) | Party members (40%) | Opinion poll (10%) | Non-voting members poll (5%) | Total (100%) |
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| Song Young-gil | 34.97% | 35.95% | 34.70% | 40.38% | 35.60% |
| Hong Young-pyo | 33.47% | 36.62% | 37.36% | 31.41% | 35.01% |
| Woo Won-shik | 31.56% | 27.43% | 27.94% | 28.22% | 29.38% |
| Candidate | Delegates (45%) | Party members (40%) | Opinion poll (10%) | Non-voting members poll (5%) | Total (100%) | Note |
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| Kim Yong-min | 12.42% | 21.59% | 23.87% | 22.28% | 17.73% |
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| Kang Byung-won | 14.64% | 20.24% | 17.23% | 17.48% | 17.28% |
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| Back Hye-ryun | 16.45% | 17.44% | 19.81% | 17.04% | 17.21% |
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| Kim Young-bae | 14.35% | 12.71% | 12.17% | 14.08% | 13.46% |
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| Jun Hye-sook | 13.88% | 11.20% | 10.23% | 11.50% | 12.32% |
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| Suh Sam-suk | 13.60% | 9.95% | 5.87% | 8.48% | 11.11% |
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| Hwang Myung-sun | 14.67% | 6.87% | 10.84% | 9.15% | 10.89% |
References edit
- ^ 박, 보람 (2021-04-08). "(LEAD) Ruling party leaders resign en masse for election defeat". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ a b "Lee Nak-yon losing ground". The Korea Times. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "대선行 이낙연 3월 퇴임…몸푸는 與 당권후보들". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "Lee Nak-yon, Kim Boo-kyum vie to lead DP". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "이낙연, 지명직 최고위원에 24살 여성 박성민 청년대변인 지명". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "민주당 "최고위원도 전당대회에서"...원내대표는 3파전으로". YTN (in Korean). 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "[주말 이슈+] 포스트 이낙연은 누구…與 당권 경쟁, 송영길·홍영표·우원식 '3자 대결'". NewsPim (in Korean). 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "민주당 5월 당대표 선거, 우원식·송영길·홍영표 3파전 본격화". 전북일보 인터넷신문 (in Korean). 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ ""文 시즌2" 외친 홍영표발 당권경쟁…송영길·우원식도 가세". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ 장, 동우 (2021-04-18). "Ruling party's leadership race". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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