Jeong Cheong-rae and Kim Min-seok, competition intensifies over support in Honam
In the Democratic Party leadership election, the competition between Jeong Cheong-rae and Kim Min-seok in Honam is heating up Take a preview look at the direction of party sentiment in Honam and the prospects for the party convention, and check the key variables
As the next party leadership election for the Democratic Party of Korea approaches, overlapping visits to the Honam region by Party Leader Jung Cheongrae and Prime Minister Kim Minseok are intensifying competition for local party support.
Prime Minister Kim is carrying out a threeday schedule in Jeonnam and Gwangju starting on the 16th, showing moves that could be interpreted as a bid to run in the party convention. Honam is a key region where about onethird of the Democratic Party’s voting members are concentrated, and it is considered the biggest battleground in the party convention to be held in August.
Party Leader Jung received strong support from Honam party members at last year’s party convention, but after the recent local election results and interpretations surrounding the relationship between the party and the presidential office, assessments within the region are mixed. According to the article, some lawmakers from Honam are also voicing regret over Jung’s response style.