3-way race confirmed for Democratic Party convention

A three-way leadership race for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was confirmed Thursday, after two of the five candidates dropped out. The three shortlisted to vie for party leadership are former Prime Minister and four-term lawmaker Rep. Kim Min-seok; former Democratic Party chair and four-term lawmaker Rep. Jung Chung-rae, who is running again; and six-term lawmaker Rep. Song Young-gil, who succeeded Lee Jae Myung after Lee became president. Two-term lawmaker Rep. Ko Min-jung and Kim Bo-mi

By The Korea Herald