Ruling party to hold convention to elect new leadership in August
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09:31 June 18, 2018
SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) plans to hold a party convention on Aug. 25 to elect new leadership, party officials said Monday, following its landslide victory in last week's local elections.
The new leader will replace Choo Mi-ae, a five-term lawmaker.
The DP clinched a sweeping victory in the June 13 local elections and parliamentary by-elections. Winning 11 out of 12 districts contested, the party now controls 130 seats in the 300-member National Assembly.
sooyeon@yna.co.kr
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