South Korea's largest opposition party struggles to select proportional candidates...His history of North Korea and anti-American activities is controversial = South Korea

The proportional representation satellite party ``Together Democratic Alliance,'' led by South Korea's largest opposition party ``Tomo Democratic Party,'' is having difficulty selecting proportional candidates assigned to the Civil Society Association Political Citizens Conference (Civil Society).
The problem stems from the fact that some of the candidates were found to have been involved in activities supporting North Korea or anti-American activities in the past. Particularly noteworthy is Chung Ji-ae, the steering committee member of Financial Justice Solidarity.
It has been revealed that Mr. Chung was active in Gorehana, a group known for holding demonstrations against joint US-South Korean military training exercises.
The Democratic Alliance is made up of multiple political parties including the Democratic Party of Japan, and
The Party (20 people), the Progressive Party (3 people), the New Progressive Union (3 people), and the Political Citizens Conference of Civil Society Organizations (4 people) each have selected candidates for proportional representation. However, it is the number one candidate for proportional representation, which has a symbolic meaning.
decided to choose from civil society. From civil society, members include Jeong Ji-ae, steering committee member of Financial Justice Solidarity, Kim Yoon, professor of medicine at Seoul University, and Jeong Yong-i of Gurye County Farmers' Association, National Federation of Farmers' Associations.
Lim Tae-hoon, director of the Military Rights Center, was selected as the president. Management committee member Jeon Ji-ae was chosen as candidate number one. However, Chung's pro-North Korea and anti-American history has become an issue, causing controversy.
. On the 11th, both Democratic Party leaders held an emergency closed-door Supreme Committee meeting and together conveyed their opinion that Chung cannot be recommended to the Democratic Alliance.
As if aware of the controversy, Chung sent a statement on the 12th to the Political Citizens Conference, a coalition of civil society organizations.
In a statement, he announced his resignation, saying, ``I don't want to cause the slightest worry or concern to the people who want a judgment on the Yun administration.'' Chung resigned as a candidate for proportional representation. However, the controversy surrounding the selection of candidates
It's an atmosphere that's not easy to settle into. In the case of Gurye County Farmers Chairman Jeong Yong-i of the National Federation of Farmers' Associations, it is clear that she has a history of leading participation in demonstrations against the High Altitude Area Missile Defense System (THAAD).
, and has been attacked as an "anti-American" candidate. The Political Citizens Conference, a coalition of civil society organizations, will look for a replacement candidate for Chong, who has announced his resignation, but will consider replacing Chairman Chong.
It has been stated that it will not. However, the prevailing opinion within the Democratic Party is that Chairman Chung needs to be replaced, as his background could be a burden in future elections.
Considering this trend, there are even speculations that the Democratic Alliance may not give official recognition to candidates recommended by civil society.
Yoon Yong-deok, who is also a member of the Democratic Party and co-representative of the coalition, said at a press conference at the National Assembly on the 12th.
He proposed the candidates' expertise, representativeness in each field, and the ability to increase support ratings as the principles for proportional representation candidate screening. He added, ``If there are any reasons that make him ineligible, we will request him to be re-nominated.''
He went on to say, ``The Alliance for Democracy will conduct thorough verification using its own recognition management standards. There is still a possibility that (candidates) may be changed during the thorough screening process.''
He also hinted that the candidate may change.