Kim Yong, former vice president of the Democratic Institute for Democracy, announced on the 8th that he would run for the Democratic Party of Korea's August 17th National Convention as a supreme member, saying, "Rank member Kim Yong, I will now break the old Yeouido grammar and lead the Democratic Party's vivid innovation." Former Vice President Kim prepared to run for office in Ansan-gap and Hanam-gap in Gyeonggi Province in the National Assembly by-elections held along with the June 3 local elections, but was not nominated. Former Vice President Kim held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall on this day and said, “The person who most deeply shares the Lee Jae-myung administration’s national administration philosophy, rank-and-file member Kim Yong, will become the strongest and warmest bridge connecting the party, the government, and party members.” Regarding the current Democratic Party, he said, “At a golden time when we should be leading the development of the rapidly changing Republic of Korea, we are showing limits to our active and efficient role.” He added, “Now, the Democratic Party must move forward by changing the energy of conflict into a force of integration and positivity.” “We must present the future direction of the irreversible great transformation that will take place,” he emphasized. Former Vice President Kim pledged to run for Supreme Council member to block discord and wasteful power struggles inside and outside the party and △proportional representative members of the National Assembly.