The National Delegates Contest to elect a new leader of the Democratic Party is being held at the KSPO Dome at Olympic Gymnastics Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul from noon on the 28th.
Candidate Jae-myung Lee, who recorded a cumulative 78.22% of the votes as a result of the voting for the Rights Party members in the national touring contest held until yesterday, is overwhelmingly in first place.
Candidate Yong-Jin Park received only 21.78% of the total.
Prior to the announcement of the candidates' political views, key party figures who gave their greetings emphasized the need to form a united rank centered on the new leadership.
"If the new leadership and former party members come together as one, we will become a party that can win the next general election," said Woo Sang-ho, chairman of the emergency response committee. .
Kim Sang-hee, chairman of the National Delegates Congress, also emphasized, "The first thing the newly launched leadership should do is unify the party.
Ahn Gyu-baek, chairman of the National Convention Preparation Committee, also raised his voice, saying, "Let's unite around the newly elected leadership."
Today's National Convention was originally planned for 15,000 people, but has been reduced to about 3,000 due to the spread of Corona 19.
At around 6:20 pm today, the Democratic Party elects a new party leader and five top members by combining delegate votes, public opinion polls, and general party member polls.