3 candidates to be shortlisted for ruling party's leadership race

The ruling Democratic Party on Thursday was set to announce the top three candidates to advance to the main race for the party leadership ahead of the party's national convention next month. Three candidates will be shortlisted among five based on 35 percent of the votes cast by the party's central committee members, 35 percent from dues-paying members and the remaining 30 percent from public opinion poll results. The five candidates are former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, former DP leader Jung