The Justice Innovation Party announced on June 15 that it will hold a national convention at the Suwon Convention Center on July 25 to elect a new leadership. This comes approximately 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 at the National Assembly, 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 plans to elect a new floor leader on June 16, with Kim Jun-hyung running unopposed for the position.
The Innovation Party has 12 proportional representation members in the National Assembly. There are discussions about a potential merger with the Democratic Party in the upcoming legislative session. If merged, the combined party would hold 173 seats, given that the Democratic Party currently has 161 seats. However, tensions between the two parties over the Pyeongtaek region, where Justice ran, could hinder this merger.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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