Korean Party's Candidate Committee Warns Kim Jae-won for 'Nomination Interference'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The Liberty Korea Party's Nomination Management Committee announced on the 10th that it has issued a warning to Assemblyman Kim Jaewon (Gyeongbuk Sangju·Gunwi·Uiseong·Cheongsong) for inducing 'no support response' in a public opinion survey of incumbent lawmakers.

The party's district constituency candidate nomination committee released a press statement on the same day, stating, "We sternly warn against actions that obstruct fair nominations."

The committee said, "Assemblyman Kim and his supporters sent promotional messages to local supporters urging them to respond with 'no supporting party' in the public opinion survey, which is part of the nomination process, to obtain favorable results. The committee will not overlook actions that hinder fair and innovative nominations, and if such actions recur, strong measures from the committee may follow."

Earlier, the committee conducted public opinion surveys by district starting from the 5th. During this process, it was reported that a senior lawmaker from the Daegu·Gyeongbuk (TK) region sent text messages stating, "Please select 'no party support.' If there is a large difference between party support and (lawmaker) support, it will be disadvantageous in evaluation."

The committee plans to use the difference between party support rate and lawmaker support rate in the public opinion survey results as a criterion for nomination screening. Since the structure favors nomination screening when party support is lower, this trick was pointed out as the reason behind such actions.

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