Pro-Chung faction leads in Democratic Party Supreme Council race, but outcome uncertain

The Democratic Party's race for its Supreme Council is a nail-biter, with the pro-Lee Jae-myung and pro-Chung Sye-kyun factions trading leads in key regions. Initially, the pro-Lee faction held a majority in the top five spots after the Honam region primaries. However, primaries in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions shifted the balance, giving the pro-Chung faction a slight edge.

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We must firmly protect the president from those who shake the president with all sorts of foul language, such as 'It will definitely fail. It smells rotten, like a fish market.'

As of August 16, the pro-Chung faction has three candidates in the top five elected positions, while the pro-Lee faction has two. Choi Min-hee, a pro-Chung candidate, reclaimed the top spot in cumulative rankings with 16.91% after the Seoul and Gyeonggi primaries, narrowly ahead of pro-Lee candidate Park Sun-won at 16.60%. The competition for the fifth spot is particularly fierce, with only a 0.15% point difference between the fifth-place pro-Chung candidate Han Min-soo and the sixth-place pro-Lee candidate Kim Yong.

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Party comrades, please judge those who advocate anti-Lee Jae-myung sentiment, division, and the Shincheonji cult.

Adding a twist to the tight race, candidates Im Mi-ae and Kim Young-ho announced their withdrawal from the race on August 17, urging their supporters to back Kim Yong. This move comes just a day before the national convention, highlighting the intense factional maneuvering. The final results will depend on a combination of current primary votes, national opinion polls, and delegate votes, with the narrow margins suggesting a dramatic conclusion.

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Please make Kim Yong a Supreme Council member.