Three candidates vying for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leadership made their final pitches in a televised debate Wednesday, reiterating their commitment to working for the success of the Lee Jae Myung administration just days before the party picks a new leader. The DPK is set to hold a national convention Monday to elect its new chair, who will play a key role in overseeing the nomination of candidates for the parliamentary elections in April 2028. The race has largely been a competition between former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, considered a key political ally of Lee, and former DPK leader Jung Chung-rae, who has faced criticism from some party members for focusing on appealing to his own hard-line supporters than on fully backing the president. Kim vowed to unite the DPK and lead the party to secure a win in the next general elections. "I will firmly lead the party for both the success of the administration and victory in the general elections," Kim said in his opening remarks. He vowed to support the government's "three megaprojects" initiative that aims to transform t