South Korea's ruling party, the Common Democratic Party, is scheduled to hold a national congress on August 17 to elect a new party leader. As the countdown to the election began, three candidates, former Prime Minister of State Kim Min-seok, former party leader Jeong Chung-rae, and Song Young-gi went to the local area on the 27th to canvass votes, and the election campaign became more intense. The new party leader will have the right to nominate candidates for the 2028 South Korean National Assembly election. According to South Korean media reports on the 27th, the three candidates mentioned above went to Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do respectively on the same day to hold symposiums and other events with members of the party to promote their campaign propositions. North Chungcheong Province and South Chungcheong Province are regarded as “fierce battle zones” for this party leadership election, and all three want to take the lead in the region. According to South Korean media, as the party leader election date approaches, the candidates are stepping up their attacks on each other. Kim Min-seok said on the 27th that Jeong Chung-rae interfered in his party's election by using forces outside the party. Zheng Qinglai refuted this, saying that he would “protect the Common Democratic Party.” Song Yongji, on the other hand, said that if Zheng Qinglai is re-elected as party leader, it will intensify the conflict between the Common Democratic Party and the government. Recently, the Common Democratic Party revealed rumors of “internal strife.” After the local elections in June of this year, several members of the National Assembly of the party demanded that Jung Chung-lai resign as party leader on the grounds that the Common Democratic Party candidate failed to win key positions such as mayor of Seoul. Others accuse Zheng Qinglai of focusing on seeking hardline supporters and failing to fully support President Lee Jae-myung's administration. Faced with pressure, Zheng Qinglai still decided to seek re-election. Zheng Qinglai resigned as party leader in June to run for election. According to the relevant regulations of the Common Democratic Party, the party leader must resign before running for re-election.

South Korea's ruling party, the Common Democratic Party, is scheduled to hold a national congress on August 17 to elect a new party leader. As the countdown to the election began, three candidates, former Prime Minister of State Kim Min-seok, former party leader Jeong Chung-rae, and Song Young-gi went to the local area on the 27th to canvass votes, and the election campaign became more intense. The new party leader will have the right to nominate candidates for the 2028 South Korean National Assembly election. According to South Korean media reports on the 27th, the three candidates mentioned above went to Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do respectively on the same day to hold symposiums and other events with members of the party to promote their campaign propositions. North Chungcheong Province and South Chungcheong Province are regarded as “fierce battle zones” for this party leadership election, and all three want to take the lead in the region. According to South Korean media, as the party leader election date approaches, the candidates are stepping up their attacks on each other. Kim Min-seok said on the 27th that Jeong Chung-rae interfered in his party's election by using forces outside the party. Zheng Qinglai refuted this, saying that he would “protect the Common Democratic Party.” Song Yongji, on the other hand, said that if Zheng Qinglai is re-elected as party leader, it will intensify the conflict between the Common Democratic Party and the government. Recently, the Common Democratic Party revealed rumors of “internal strife.” After the local elections in June of this year, several members of the National Assembly of the party demanded that Jung Chung-lai resign as party leader on the grounds that the Common Democratic Party candidate failed to win key positions such as mayor of Seoul. Others accuse Zheng Qinglai of focusing on seeking hardline supporters and failing to fully support President Lee Jae-myung's administration. Faced with pressure, Zheng Qinglai still decided to seek re-election. Zheng Qinglai resigned as party leader in June to run for election. According to the relevant regulations of the Common Democratic Party, the party leader must resign before running for re-election.