Who is Chung Chung-rye, the new leader of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party?

On the 2nd of this month, South Korea's ruling Democratic Party elected Rep. Jeong Cheong-rae (60) as its new leader. Jeong is the son of Yoon Seo-gyeol, who declared "emergency martial law" in December last year.
The news agency Yonhap News reported that, "During the impeachment political situation, he was a hardliner who had been strict with the People Power Party, the largest conservative opposition party that was the ruling party of the Yoon administration, so he was in a difficult position regarding the running of the parliament.
Jeong is a former member of Geumsan County in South Chungcheong Province in the central region. In 1989, while he was a university student, he was elected as Roh Tae-woo.
As a member of the Seoul Regional Student Union, they occupied the US Embassy in Korea for about 50 minutes, chanting "Oppose the visit of then President Taewoo to the US" and "Oppose the opening up of US agricultural and livestock imports."
He was sentenced to four years in prison for violating the Public Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Public Safety Act, and two years in prison for violating the Special Act on Arson, Firearms, Swords and Explosives. He was first elected to the Diet in 2004 and is currently serving his fourth term.
Following the impeachment of former President Yoon, who declared "emergency martial law" in December last year, South Korea held a presidential election in June this year, with Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea, the largest opposition party, elected.
Lee was elected. Lee had been the party's leader, but resigned in April to run for president. As a result, the party established a temporary party in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, near Seoul, on the 2nd of this month.
A convention was held to elect a new party leader. Chung won the leadership election, which was held across the country, with 62% of the votes, defeating former floor leader Park Chang-dae and becoming the new leader.
In a speech after his election, Jeong said that the "forces of internal rebellion" involved in former President Yoon's "emergency martial law" must be "thoroughly condemned."
The "emergency martial law" declared by Yoon is a type of martial law stipulated in the South Korean Constitution. It is a military emergency law that is necessary in times of war or other emergencies.
Martial law is declared by the president in cases where the government is unable to act or to maintain public order. This was the first time that martial law had been declared since the country's democratization in 1987.
The declaration of "emergency martial law" caused great political and social unrest, and the Democratic Party of Korea, which was the opposition party at the time,
" and others pointed out that Yoon had violated the Constitution by "attempting to disrupt the constitutional order and committing an attempted civil rebellion in an attempt to seize permanent power," and submitted a motion to impeach Yoon to the National Assembly.
The bill was passed by 204 votes in favor and 85 votes against, and Yoon was suspended from his duties. Following the passing of the bill, the Constitutional Court will decide within six months whether to dismiss Yoon or reinstate him.
The Constitutional Court then decided to prosecute the matter, and arguments continued. The issue at stake in the impeachment trial was the legitimacy of the martial law, with the Diet prosecution team arguing that the declaration of "emergency martial law" was not in accordance with Article 77 of the Constitution, which provides for "time of war, emergency, or other incident."
They argued that the bill was issued without fulfilling the requirements of a "quasi-national emergency," and that the mobilization of the military into the National Assembly and the attempt to arrest politicians during martial law were unconstitutional.
At the time, he said, "We have gathered here to fulfill the historic mission of impeaching Yoon Seok-yeol." The Constitutional Court dismissed Yoon in April this year. In response, Chung said at the time, "We are calling on the enemies of democracy to lead democracy."
"I would like to express my deep gratitude to the people who rejected this on principle. This is the will of the people, this is the spirit of the Constitution," Cho said. Cho continued to criticize Yoon even after running for the Democratic Party's leadership election, and last month posted on social media
Yoon was arrested in January on suspicion of being a mastermind behind bars, and was subsequently indicted and released. However, a special prosecutor investigating the case independently of the government announced on the 10th of last month that he would be released.
Yoon was re-arrested on suspicion of special obstruction of public duties, among other charges. Yoon was once again detained and is currently being held at Seoul Detention Center. The trial is ongoing at the Seoul Central District Court.
Jeong, who became the party leader, expressed his intention to pursue the issue of "emergency martial law" and also to actively work on reforms to the prosecution and judiciary.
With this insufficient thinking, there is a possibility that the conflict between the ruling and opposition parties will intensify in the future. Jeong said, "Unless the People's Power Party shows apology and remorse for the martial law, we cannot shake hands." On the other hand, the People's Power Party
Following Chung's appointment as leader, the group released a statement saying, "We hope that the opposition parties will stop threatening each other and respect the People Power Party as a partner in national politics."