From left, Reps. Han Byung-do, Jin Sung-joon, Again Hye-ryun and Park Jeung pose earlier than their televised debate held at JTBC Studio in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap
The ruling Democratic Social gathering of Korea (DPK) was set to elect a brand new ground chief on Sunday after Rep. Kim Byung-kee resigned from the submit amid mounting allegations of misconduct.
A web based vote amongst normal occasion members with voting rights, which kicked off the day prior to this, will conclude at 4 p.m., with a separate vote amongst DPK representatives scheduled for the afternoon to elect a brand new ground chief, in response to occasion officers.
If not one of the 4 representatives working for the submit wins a majority, the occasion will maintain a runoff vote to call a brand new ground chief later within the day.
Reps. Han Byung-do, Jin Sung-joon, Park Jeung and Again Hye-ryun — all of their third phrases — are working for ground chief. The brand new ground chief will serve out the rest of the resigned predecessor’s time period till Might.
The vote got here after Rep. Kim resigned because the DPK’s ground chief final month amid snowballing allegations, together with claims that he obtained preferential remedy and abused his energy, that are at present underneath police investigation.
Additionally on Sunday, the DPK was set to carry a vote to elect three members of its supreme council to fill the vacancies left by those that resigned to run for regional elections in June.
4 lawmakers are working for the seats, together with two-term Reps. Moon Jeong-bog and Kang Deuk-gu.
