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South Korea's Democratic Party Elects Han Byung-do as Floor Leader, Fills Three Supreme Council Seats

Results favor figures viewed as close to Chair Jung Chung-rae.

Overview

  • Han Byung-do won the floor leader by-election after a runoff and will serve the remainder of the term through May.
  • Kang Deuk-gu, Lee Sung-yoon and Moon Jeong-bok were elected to the nine-member Supreme Council to fill three vacancies.
  • The leadership votes followed an online ballot of members and a same-day representatives' vote conducted under majority-and-runoff rules.
  • The transition follows the December resignation of floor leader Kim Byung-kee, who is under police investigation after an audio-linked claim of a 100 million won payment triggered public outcry.
  • Party leaders urged Kim to leave and said disciplinary options up to expulsion remain on the table, while Kim has publicly refused to quit.