section_path: Nominations/Democratic Party
section_name: Democratic Party
paragraph_text: Democratic Party
  
  On 10 April, Lee Jae-myung announced his candidacy. He ran on reducing economic inequality, growing the economy through investments, and strengthening diplomatic relations with the United States and Japan. Lee also pledged to relocate the Office of the President and National Assembly to Sejong City. Lee further promised to codify Sejong City's status as South Korea's administrative capital.
  
  On 12 April 2025, the Democratic Party of Korea announced that its presidential primary would equally weight between votes by dues-paying members and a public poll conducted by two polling companies that would survey one million people. The final decision would be released on 27 April, following a full party vote on 14 April and an online vote by its central committee on 15 April. This was the first DPK primary to include participants aged 16 to 18, following a 2022 revision to the Political Parties Act that lowered the minimum party membership age from 18 to 16. On 18 April, the Democratic Party held its first televised debate. On 23 April, the party held its second televised debate. During the debate, the three candidates discussed constitutional amendments to either shorten presidential terms or allow multiple terms, and when the changes would take effect. On 27 April, the party officially nominated Lee Jae-myung after a primary landslide.