[News Today] DP launches election committee

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The Democratic Party has officially shifted into election committee mode. It's rallying behind its candidates with a message of judging insurrection and building competent local governments.

And in response to repeated checks from the Rebuilding Korea Party, the DP said they are only causing division.

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Competent DP! Victory in local elections!

Having completed major candidate nominations for the upcoming local elections, the Democratic Party has launched an election committee ahead of the opposition.

Under the slogan 'state normalization', the DP pledged to end insurrection and build competent local governments.

Jung Chung-rae / Chair, Democratic Party

We should win the local elections to uproot the remaining insurrection supporters.

The party leader visited Gwangju, one of its strongholds.

The floor leader campaigned for two straight days in Incheon where two parliamentary seats are at stake.

Han Byung-do / Floor Leader, Democratic Party

We are at a new start to turn the Lee administration’s vision into results in Gyeyang.

Starting Monday, the DP plans to tour the country, from Gangwon-do Province to Chungcheong and Jeju.

It sent a stern warning to those refusing to accept its nomination decisions.

Jeollabuk-do Governor Kim Kwan-young, who is running as an independent,

and members who joined the Rebuilding Korea Party after failing to get nominations will be permanently barred from rejoining.

Tensions are also rising over the Pyeongtaek-eul by-election in Gyeonggi-do Province.

As Rebuilding Korea Party candidate Cho Kuk continued to slam DP rival Kim Yong-nam for not apologizing for his past mistakes,

the DP critcized Cho for causing divisions in the liberal camp, running against his campaign pledge to completely eliminate the People Power Party.