최민희, 김민석 대표에 “지명직 최고위원 사전협의 안해…재고해달라”

Former Democratic Party's top representative Kim Min-seok announced on the 20th that he would designate two veteran lawmakers, Jeong In-seon and Kwak Mi-kyeong, from the Korean Labor Union's People's Solidarity, as rising stars in the party. This move has sparked debate among rising stars 최민희, 이성윤, and 한민수, who have called for a pre-discussion and criticized the party's rules. 최민희 expressed her confusion on her Facebook page, stating that the decision to appoint two veterans was made without any pre-discussion with the rising stars committee, which is in contravention of Article 26(4) of the party's constitution, which states that a rising star must be appointed through committee deliberation and approval by the General Assembly.

The party's constitution also stipulates that a rising star committee's recommendation must be approved by the General Assembly before it can be finalized. The party's founding principles also emphasized that the party's election system should be transparent and democratic, and 따라서 최민희와 다른 대표들은 이에 대해 재고를 요청했다.