The Democratic Party of Korea candidates for party leader engaged in a debate over the 'Shincheonji' issue as the preliminary election began. Kim Min-seok criticized 'anti-name divisionism' and emphasized his cooperation with President Lee Jae-myung, while Jeong Cheong-rae pointed out that Kim had previously criticized President Lee Jae-myung and presented himself as an 'underdog'. Song Young-gil focused on supporting the Lee Jae-myung administration, while Go Min-jung and Kim Bo-mi advocated for generational change. Notably, Kim and Song candidates launched an offensive against Jeong for the failure to push forward a special investigation into Shincheonji during their time in the Democratic Party and warned him of legal action.
