The Democratic Party of Korea launched an internal Candidate Innovation Committee on September 29 to address issues raised during the nomination process for the June 3 local elections and to create a nomination system that allows for post-verification. The committee aims to prepare a reform proposal for the nomination system by the end of the year.
During the launch event held at the National Assembly, Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok emphasized the need to overcome the routine of candidates becoming free after winning nominations. He stated, "We must ensure that nominated candidates can reflect the party's policies, principles, and identity, and we need to expand our perspective to pressure and guide them to become effective workers. It would be beneficial to provide guidance through a point system during their first one to two years in office."
Kim also noted the importance of listening to the raw feedback regarding various issues raised during the most recent election process. He said, "It is essential to realistically readjust the established rules of the nomination system as a task to be undertaken well away from the election period."
Shin Jeong-hoon, the head of the Candidate Innovation Committee, stated, "We will thoroughly listen to, investigate, and analyze the issues regarding the nomination criteria and process raised during the last local elections to ensure that no unfairness in the nomination system and procedures can be raised."
Shin emphasized that all candidates should be informed of the nomination criteria at least one year before the election date, stating, "We must ensure that the transparency of the nomination process and results goes beyond mere transparency and allows for post-verification and confirmation of results."
He added, "Organizational interference in primaries that distorts the will of party members, such as dual party membership and collective entry, should not be limited to post-detection. We will also thoroughly examine the risks of relying on private polling agencies in advance."
During the launch event held at the National Assembly, Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok emphasized the need to overcome the routine of candidates becoming free after winning nominations. He stated, "We must ensure that nominated candidates can reflect the party's policies, principles, and identity, and we need to expand our perspective to pressure and guide them to become effective workers. It would be beneficial to provide guidance through a point system during their first one to two years in office."
Kim also noted the importance of listening to the raw feedback regarding various issues raised during the most recent election process. He said, "It is essential to realistically readjust the established rules of the nomination system as a task to be undertaken well away from the election period."
Shin Jeong-hoon, the head of the Candidate Innovation Committee, stated, "We will thoroughly listen to, investigate, and analyze the issues regarding the nomination criteria and process raised during the last local elections to ensure that no unfairness in the nomination system and procedures can be raised."
Shin emphasized that all candidates should be informed of the nomination criteria at least one year before the election date, stating, "We must ensure that the transparency of the nomination process and results goes beyond mere transparency and allows for post-verification and confirmation of results."
He added, "Organizational interference in primaries that distorts the will of party members, such as dual party membership and collective entry, should not be limited to post-detection. We will also thoroughly examine the risks of relying on private polling agencies in advance."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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