Park Young-mi and Kim Yong-won, Democratic Party Preliminary Candidates, Declare Unification for Busan Jung and Yeongdo District Candidacy

On the 25th, Park Young-mi and Kim Yong-won, preliminary candidates of the Democratic Party of Korea, held a press conference for the unification of the general election candidates for Jung and Yeongdo districts in front of the main gate of Busan City Council. Photo by Kim Jong-hyo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jong-hyo] Park Young-mi and Kim Yong-won, preliminary candidates of the Democratic Party of Korea in Jung and Yeongdo Districts of Busan, have declared the unification of their candidacies for the 21st general election. On the morning of the 25th, the two preliminary candidates held a press conference at the main gate of the Busan City Council and announced that they had agreed to unify under preliminary candidate Kim Yong-won through a bilateral agreement.

Candidate Park stated, “On the 21st, Jung and Yeongdo Districts were announced as a three-person primary election area,” adding, “There was no mention of the excessive inquiry incident involving party members by other candidates. The primary election is being held without a thorough investigation of the allegations of wrongdoing and without severe punishment for those involved.”

She continued, “There were strong concerns that if the three-person primary proceeds, a candidate who committed illegal acts might become our Democratic Party’s candidate,” and said, “After much deliberation, preliminary candidates Park Young-mi and Kim Yong-won agreed to unify their candidacies to restore the fallen justice.”

Considering the tight schedule of the primary election, the two preliminary candidates agreed to reflect the results of recent opinion polls and unify the candidacy under preliminary candidate Kim Yong-won.

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