Jung Chung-rae elected as leader of Democratic Party
Published: 02 Aug. 2025, 17:39
Updated: 03 Aug. 2025, 16:51
![Newly-elected Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae waves the party flag during the party’s national convention at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi on Aug. 2. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2025/08/03/7498f792-3969-44ef-9f27-8501b418301d.jpg)
Newly-elected Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae waves the party flag during the party’s national convention at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi on Aug. 2. [YONHAP]
Jung Chung-rae was elected as the new leader of the Democratic Party on Saturday, becoming the first ruling party chief under the Lee Jae Myung administration.
At the party’s national convention held at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, Jung won 61.74 percent of the vote, defeating his sole rival, Park Chan-dae, who garnered 38.26 percent.
Jung said he would “serve the will of the people and party members with absolute devotion, as if it were sacred.”
Separately, Hwang Myung-seon was elected to the party’s Supreme Council in a by-election to fill a vacancy left by Kim Min-seok, who was appointed prime minister.
Translated from the JoongAng Ilbo using generative AI and edited by Korea JoongAng Daily staff.
BY JEONG HYE-JEONG [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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