Posted : 2021-03-09 16:43
Updated : 2021-04-01 00:49
Rep. Lee Nak-yon of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea holds a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Tuesday, as he steps down from the party's chairman post in a move to prepare for the next presidential election set for March 9, 2022. Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
With just a year left before the next presidential election set for March 9, 2022, Rep. Lee Nak-yon, a potential candidate from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), stepped down from his post as party chairman, Tuesday.
Lee resigned as the DPK's internal regulations stipulate that a party member who plans to run in the presidential race must quit major leadership posts within the party, such as chairperson or Supreme Council member, at least a year before the election.