Ex-PM Kim Min-seok takes DP helm

DAEJEON ― Rep. Kim Min-seok, a four-term lawmaker and former prime minister, won the ruling Democratic Party of Korea leadership on Monday, strengthening President Lee Jae Myung’s support base in the party. Kim received 54.08 percent of the combined votes at the party’s national convention in Daejeon, defeating former party chair Rep. Jung Chung-rae's 45.92 percent in his bid for another term. Kim's victory was confirmed in the ranked-choice vote. Second-choice votes listed on ballots favoring e

By The Korea Herald