Min Byung-doo on Nomination Exclusion Decision: "Will Request Reconsideration"

Democratic Party's Candidate Committee to Decide Cutoff in May 5 Meeting...Likely Influenced by 'MeToo Controversy'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Min Byung-doo, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, has filed an appeal against the party's decision to exclude him from the nomination.

On the afternoon of the 5th, right after the briefing on the results of the Democratic Party's Nomination Management Committee meeting, Min posted on his Facebook, "The Nomination Committee designated Dongdaemun as a strategic nomination area and excluded me from the nomination," adding, "I consider this decision unfair and am filing an appeal according to the party's constitution and regulations."

He explained the reason for the appeal, saying, "There is no basis to overturn the Supreme Council's decision two years ago to reinstate my parliamentary seat and the eligibility judgment by the Supreme Council on January 2nd. There were no defects in the evaluation of my legislative activities, suitability survey, or competitiveness survey, so excluding me from the nomination does not comply with the party's constitution and regulations."

On the same day, the Nomination Committee designated Seoul Dongdaemun, Min's constituency where he serves as a three-term lawmaker and chairman of the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee, as a strategic nomination area. Analysts believe that the 'Me Too' controversy had a decisive impact on this decision.

In March 2018, a woman accused Min of sexually harassing her ten years earlier, leading him to announce his resignation from the National Assembly, but he withdrew his resignation in May of the same year. Previously, on the 9th, the Democratic Party's Nomination Committee judged former lawmaker Jeong Bong-ju, who was involved in a Me Too controversy, as ineligible, and Won Jong-geon, the party's second recruited talent, also voluntarily left the party due to the same controversy.

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