Kim Min-seok Elected New Leader of Democratic Party... Supreme Council Members Are Choi Min-hee, Park Sun-won, Seo Mi-hwa, Lee Sung-yoon, and Han Min-su

Kim Min-seok has been elected as the new leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. The candidates elected as Supreme Council members are Choi Min-hee, Park Sun-won, Seo Mi-hwa, Lee Sung-yoon, and Han Min-su.

Jeong Cheongrae (left), Song Younggil, and Kim Minseok, candidates for the Democratic Party of Korea's party representative, are holding a 2030 Youth Talk Concert at the 3rd Regular National Party Members' Convention held on the 17th at the 2nd Exhibition Hall of Daejeon Convention Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. Photo by Yonhap News Joint Coverage Team

On August 17, during the 3rd Regular National Party Member Conference held at the Daejeon Convention Center, the Democratic Party of Korea announced the results of its elections for party leader and Supreme Council members.

Kim secured a final vote share of 54.08%, surpassing candidate Jeong Cheong-rae (45.92%) by 8.16 percentage points, based on the combined results of nationwide delegate votes, party member votes, and a public opinion poll. Kim received 9,541 votes (66.69%) from nationwide delegates and 430,242 votes (55.94%) from party members.

Jeong Cheong-rae earned 4,765 votes (33.31%) from nationwide delegates and 338,809 votes (44.06%) from party members. Song Young-gil’s final vote share was 8.58%.

The final percentages were calculated by combining nationwide delegate and party member votes (weighted at 70%) and the public opinion poll (weighted at 30%). Although Jeong led the public opinion poll with 50.70% compared to Kim’s 49.30%, Kim’s stronger performance in both the delegate and party member votes led to his overall victory.

The new Supreme Council members are Choi Min-hee, Park Sun-won, Seo Mi-hwa, Lee Sung-yoon, and Han Min-su. Choi Min-hee ranked first with a final vote share of 18.35%, followed by Park Sun-won at 17.57%, Seo Mi-hwa at 16.60%, Lee Sung-yoon at 16.35%, and Han Min-su at 15.86%.

Han Min-su, who competed fiercely to remain within the top five until the very end, ultimately finished fifth and secured a Supreme Council seat. In contrast, Kim Yong finished sixth with a final vote share of 15.26%, falling short of being elected. The final gap between the two was 0.60 percentage points.

This national convention drew significant attention as it marked the formation of new leadership for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea following the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration. The new leader Kim Min-seok and the elected Supreme Council members are now tasked with setting up relations between the party and government, promoting internal unity, and strengthening their role as the ruling party.

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