Incheon City Party of the Democratic Party Launches Candidate Recommendation Committee for the June 3 Local Elections... Former Incheon Medical Center Director Cho Seung-yeon Appointed as Chair

The Incheon City Party of the Democratic Party (Chairman Ko Nam-seok) has completed the formation of the Candidate Recommendation Management Committee (CRC) ahead of the 9th nationwide local elections scheduled for June 3. The Incheon City Party announced on the 29th, "We have formed the CRC with fairness and objectivity as our top principles."

The core of this CRC is the 'operation centered on external personnel.' Former Incheon Medical Center Director Cho Seung-yeon has been appointed as the chairperson. The intention is to secure the independence of the nomination process by appointing an external person without party affiliation as the chair. The vice-chairperson is Lee Hee-jung, Deputy Director of the Aerospace Industry-University Convergence Institute.

Strict application of party regulations was also enforced in the composition of the committee. The proportion of women among the total members was set to over 50%, and the proportion of youth was set to over 10%, while excluding former and current city party chairpersons. Participation of local committee chairpersons was also minimized. The Incheon City Party explained, "We included personnel from various fields such as multiculturalism, academia, the legal profession, and the cultural and arts sector to avoid bias towards specific classes or occupations."

Committee members include tax accountant Kim Byeong-seob, lawyers Kim Yeon-du, Kim Hee-cheon, Yang Tae-jeong, Incheon City Party Secretary General Kim Yoon-han, Korean Beauty & Color Association President Moon Chae-rin, World Mentoring Association International Director Lee Bon-ah, Incheon Nursing Association President Cho Ok-yeon, Incheon University Convergence Department Professor Han Sang-jeong, along with National Assembly members Park Sun-won and Heo Jong-sik.

The formation of this CRC is seen as an extension of the 'nomination principles' put forth by the Incheon City Party. Previously, Chairman Ko Nam-seok declared the so-called 'four no principles' in his New Year's address, which include ▲ineligible candidates ▲unjust cut-offs ▲parachute nominations ▲and illegal reviews.

An official from the Incheon City Party stated, "The local elections are a process of electing individuals responsible for Incheon’s administration and basic governance," adding, "We will gain trust through fair nomination management that meets the expectations of citizens."