Friction in Future United Party's Busan Strategic Nomination District... Lee Suwon and Kim Hyunseong Oppose

Lee Suwon, a preliminary candidate of the United Future Party for Busanjin-gu Gap, is holding a press conference in front of the main gate of the Busan City Council on the afternoon of the 11th. (Photo by Kim Jonghyo)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jong-hyo] As the Future United Party's nomination management committee strategically nominated former Mayor Seo Byung-soo and Assemblyman Lee Eon-ju for Busanjin-gap and Nam-gu-eul, respectively, the recently unselected former party district chairpersons have called for a reconsideration of the nomination results.

Preliminary candidates Lee Soo-won (Jin-gu-gap) and Kim Hyun-sung (Nam-gu-eul), both former party district chairpersons, held a press conference on the 11th at the main gate of Busan City Council, demanding the withdrawal of the nominations and a guarantee of a fair primary election.

Candidate Lee stated, "Excluding party district chairpersons who have devoted themselves to the region and unilaterally prioritizing former Mayor Seo without a primary election is a wrong decision that goes against the local public sentiment," adding, "If this continues, who would bother to devote themselves and work hard in the region when all they get is just a token gesture around the nomination committee?"

He continued, "This nomination is a self-serving nomination full of Chairman Kim Hyung-oh's personal interests to take care of his own people," criticizing, "Just as Chairman Lee Han-gu, who distinguished between pro-Park Geun-hye factions and made faction-based nominations in the 20th general election, became a historical sinner, Chairman Kim will also become a greater sinner in history."

Candidate Lee then appealed to former Mayor Seo Byung-soo, saying, "I hope you will yield to your political juniors who have long prepared to engage in true politics," and added, "If you return the priority nomination and open the way for political juniors who have worked hard in the region, it will remain a good story for a long time."

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