Gangyoshik Party Branch Chairman "Kim Yong-tae's Strategic Nomination is a Mistake... Will Run as an Independent"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Regarding the strategic nomination of Assemblyman Kim Yong-tae to the Guro-eul district by the Future United Party's Nomination Management Committee, Kang Yo-sik, a prospective candidate and former chairman of the party's local committee in the area, expressed opposition, stating he would run as an independent and campaign against losing.

On the 24th, Kang released a statement saying, "Excluding a challenger who has built a local base for over 10 years and has tried three times with four attempts, and bringing in a party divider is a clear case of private recommendation, and the Future United Party is heading not towards a united party but a party of past divisions," criticizing the decision.

Earlier, the United Party's Nomination Committee strategically nominated Assemblyman Kim to Guro-eul as a 'hitman candidate' to counter Yoon Gun-young, former Blue House National Situation Room chief, who is running as the Democratic Party candidate in the area. However, Kang criticized, "The strategic nomination ends up helping Yoon Gun-young, and parachute politician Kim Yong-tae will surely lose rather than being a hitman."

He added, "The Nomination Committee is unjustly discarding loyal party members and ignoring local public sentiment, heading down the path of losing nominations rather than winning ones," and said, "I will run as an independent to simultaneously judge the Moon Jae-in administration and the Future United Party that nominated Kim Yong-tae."

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