The Justice Innovation Party announced it will hold a national convention on November 25 at the Suwon Convention Center to elect a new leadership. This comes about two months after former leader Justice resigned following his defeat in the June 3 by-election.
Senior spokesperson Park Byeong-eon spoke to reporters after a Supreme Council meeting on October 15, stating, "We will complete the restructuring of the party and steadfastly pursue the role assigned to the Innovation Party in achieving political and prosecutorial reforms."
Currently, Shin Jang-sik, the senior Supreme Council member, is serving as the acting party leader. Additionally, the party is set to elect a new floor leader on October 16, with Kim Jun-hyung running unopposed.
Meanwhile, the Innovation Party has 12 proportional representation lawmakers. There are discussions about a potential merger with the Democratic Party in the upcoming parliamentary session. Given that the Democratic Party currently holds 161 seats, a merger could create a formidable party with 173 seats. However, tensions between the Innovation Party and the Democratic Party over the Pyeongtaek region, where Justice ran, could hinder this possibility.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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