Democratic Party Convenes Supreme Council to Discuss Eligibility of Song Young-gil for Party Leader Bid

The Democratic Party of Korea is holding an emergency late-night Supreme Council meeting today (July 16) to discuss the eligibility of Representative Song Young-gil, who has registered as a candidate for party leader.

It is understood that the meeting was convened to deliberate on Rep. Song's right to run for office.

The Democratic Party's internal regulations grant the right to run in party elections to "party members with rights."

A party member with rights is defined as someone who joined the party at least six months prior to the date of the exercise of rights and has paid party dues at least six times within one year prior to that date.

Rep. Song, who left the party in 2023 amid allegations of "distributing cash envelopes," was reinstated on February 27. As of today, the first day of candidate registration, he has not been a member for more than six months.

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