The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to revise its platform to include former leader Lee Jae-myung's "basic society" welfare plan centering on guaranteeing universal basic income. The new party platform will better reflect Lee's long-sought vision for a "basic society" with state-funded basic income, basic housing and other living standards, which he believes will help improve people's livelihoods. During a meeting of the party's central committee, the DP also decided to add a preamble on restoring the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement and come up with measures to prevent accidental military clashes with North Korea. The move comes after Seoul fully suspended the 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement in June in response to North Korea's sending of trash-carrying balloons. The DP also decided to revise the party's charter to expand penalties for those who refuse to accept the party's election nominations. Currently, those who refuse to accept the results of primarie s are banned from running for public office on the party's ticket for 10 years, and the penalty will be expanded to those refusing to accept the party's nomination results. The revisions will be confirmed at the party's national convention on Sunday, during which Lee is likely to win a second term as party chief. Source: Yonhap News Agency
DP decides to revise party platform to include Lee’s envisioned ‘basic society’
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