South Korea's ruling party tightens official exclusion criteria... Defines secondary sexual assault, workplace bullying, etc. as ”new four great evils”

On the 16th, South Korea's largest opposition party, People's Power, announced its criteria for selecting official candidates, and identified secondary sexual assault, workplace bullying, school violence, and drug crimes as the "new four great evils." , to these
We have decided on a new standard: those who qualify must also be certified candidates. The largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, has been accused of sexual assault against some of its pro-Lee Jae-Myung politicians who were judged to be officially eligible for this year's general election.
(Democratic Party)" appears to be aimed at differentiating itself from the Democratic Party of Japan. On the 16th, Yong Hwan, chairman of the ``People's Power'' public recommendation management committee, held a meeting at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul.
After a meeting of the Public Office Candidate Recommendation Management Committee, he revealed to reporters that the ``New Four Great Evils'' will also be included in the exclusion criteria. Chairman Chung discussed Drunk Driving, which has been viewed as a problem as an official certification standard.
"We will deal with them harshly. This is also different from the Democratic Party," he said. Those who have a history of being punished for Drunk Driving must have been punished for driving twice or more within 10 years from the date of the election, or under the Yoon Chan-ho law.
It was decided that if the act was carried out even once after the enactment of the law that imposes aggravated punishments on persons with disabilities, it would not be officially recognized. The same applies if you have done so three or more times in the 10 to 20 years before election day.
In addition, a demerit point system will be applied to the selection of officially recognized candidates.
Points will also be deducted from those who resigned mid-term and caused the election.'' The party has also decided not to field a recognized candidate in the by-election to be held on April 10th, which occurred due to reasons attributable to the party. History of leaving the party
In some cases, it has been decided that they will not be officially recognized within five years. In addition, if a member of Congress who has served for three or more terms in the same constituency participates in a contest for recognition, 15% will be deducted from the vote share, giving conditions advantageous to new candidates.
It was also decided to establish one. Secretary General Jang Dong-hyuk explained, ``Three-term members have an advantage in recognition and organizational strength, but we introduced a point deduction system to make it easier for newcomers to run for office.''
On the other hand, there are others who are members of the management committee and have announced that they will participate in the certification competition, including Secretary General Jang and Rep. Lee Cheol-gyu. Candidates for the presidential office or from the cabinet
This will be considered when determining priority pledges and single pledge areas at the next meeting.