United Future Party Adds 'Jung-Yeongdo' for Lee Eon-ju's Candidacy... Cutoff?

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The United Future Party is reopening candidate recruitment for districts where lawmakers Lee Eon-ju, Kim Ki-sun, Lim Jae-hoon, and former Army General Park Chan-joo intend to run. There is a possibility of a cut-off (exclusion from nomination).

On the 4th, the United Future Party issued an "Additional Announcement for Local Candidate Recommendation Applications" for the electoral districts of Wonju Gap in Gangwon, Anyang Dongan Gap in Gyeonggi, Cheonan in Chungnam, Jung-Yeongdo in Busan, and Seo-Donggu in Busan. They plan to accept more candidates beyond the existing ones and conduct nomination screenings.

Wonju Gap is the district of lawmaker Kim Ki-sun, and Anyang Dongan Gap is where lawmaker Lim Jae-hoon (proportional representative), who left the Bareunmirae Party and joined the United Future Party, underwent an interview screening.

On the same day, Lee Seok-yeon, vice chairman of the United Future Party's Nomination Management Committee, said about lawmakers Lee Chan-yeol and Lim Jae-hoon, who recently joined the party, "They were at the forefront of passing the Fast Track (rapid processing agenda)," adding, "They should be excluded from the nomination, and that is how it will go."

Vice Chairman Lee emphasized again, "Both lawmakers apologized during the interview, but that is separate from the apology," and said, "No matter how much unification occurs, at least that must be upheld. The two lawmakers will be excluded."

Jung-Yeongdo in Busan is where lawmaker Lee Eon-ju had her interview. It is also her hometown. Within the United Future Party, there has been strong controversy over 'reverse discrimination.' Cheonan in Chungnam is where former Army General Park Chan-joo applied for nomination.

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