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.

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.