Top members of the Democratic Party of Korea had a public war of words on the 10th over the National Convention Preparatory Committee's decision to introduce a preferential voting system in the party leadership election. While the pro-Myung (pro-Lee Jae-myung) faction expressed their support for the introduction, saying, “They are trying to overturn the decision of the former committee on the grounds that a specific candidate is at a disadvantage,” the pro-Cheong (pro-government Cheongnae) faction protested, saying, “They are trying to unreasonably revise the rules, even violating the party constitution and rules, a week before candidate registration,” and the discussion seems to be at a standstill. The Democratic Party plans to convene the highest committee this evening to decide whether to introduce the preferential voting system. Hwang Myeong-seon, a pro-Myung faction Supreme Council member, argued at a Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on this day, “The Democratic Party National Convention should be a place for unity and celebration, and for this to happen, the Supreme Council must quickly decide on the preferential voting system decided at the All-Russian Committee and the introduction of the Youth Supreme Council.” Next, targeting the backlash from the pro-Cheong faction, he said, “Party members will not tolerate attempts to create rules that are advantageous to themselves by pushing through force.” Supreme Council member Kang Deuk-gu from the pro-Myung faction said, “The preferential voting system is not a violation of the party constitution or rules, and the party constitution is the right thing to do.”