Minhee Choi Announces Candidacy for Democratic Party Supreme Council: "I Will Be the Driving Force for Reform"

Announces Supreme Council Bid via Social Media
Pledges Party Reform Alongside Prosecutorial Reform

Minhee Choi, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Korea, announced her candidacy for the Supreme Council at the party’s upcoming national convention in August. She stated, "I am running for the Supreme Council to protect the Democratic Party and to become a driving force for reform."

Minhee Choi, member of the Democratic Party of Korea Yonhap News

On social media this day, Assemblywoman Choi pledged to push for reforms, saying, "What the times demand from the Democratic Party right now is clear prosecutorial reform, uninterrupted media reform, judicial reform to eliminate untouchable areas, and irreversible economic reform—these are reforms for the people."

She also expressed her intention to pursue clearing up past insurrections and party reform, stating, "I will continue to push for party reform, including the prevention of reverse selection law."

Assemblywoman Choi also revealed her intention to pursue unity within the democratic bloc. She said, "When progressives unite and stand together, they win; when they are divided, they lose. We must learn from the victory in Ulsan and the defeat in Pyeongtaek in the recent local elections. The democratic reform forces should be unified, and the progressive reform forces should be allied with."

She referenced the late former party leader Haechan Lee, stating, "I will try to follow the path of Haechan Lee. I will do my utmost to strengthen the core of the Democratic Party."

Assemblywoman Choi further expressed her determination, saying, "I will become a Supreme Council member who steadfastly protects the leadership, unshaken by the blowing winds."

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