Geum Tae-seop: "I Lost Because I Was Inadequate... I Will Do My Best for the Remaining Term"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Geum Tae-seop, a lawmaker who was eliminated in the Democratic Party primary, stated, "I lost in the primary because I was lacking," and expressed his acceptance of the results.

On the morning of the 13th, Geum posted on his Facebook, "Many people helped me as if it were their own matter, but I lost in the primary because I was lacking," adding, "Although my dream of re-election has disappeared, I will do my best during the remaining term."

He added, "Looking back, the experience of working as a representative of the people and as a Democratic Party lawmaker over the past four years was an honor that cannot be exchanged for anything," and "I will never forget every moment when I did everything I could."

The Democratic Party announced the results of the 7th primary the previous day. In Seoul Gangseo-gap, former Democratic Party standing deputy spokesperson Kang Seon-woo defeated incumbent lawmaker Geum in the district.

Gangseo-gap is a district where lawyer Kim Nam-guk, the author of the 'Cho Kuk White Paper,' applied for nomination, and Geum criticized this as a 'Cho Kuk protection frame,' causing controversy. Although the Democratic Party strategically nominated Kim to Ansan Danwon in Gyeonggi Province, the final primary result where former spokesperson Kang defeated Geum has led to analysis that this outcome is disliked by pro-Moon party members. The primary was conducted from the 10th to the 12th with 50% rights party members and 50% general public in the opinion poll.

Regarding this, Choi Un-yeol, chairman of the Democratic Party Central Election Commission, avoided a direct answer, saying, "It could be crazy or not, it's hard to say precisely."

Meanwhile, in the primary results announced that day, in Daejeon Jung-gu, former Daejeon Police Chief and prominent prosecution reform advocate Hwang Un-ha secured the nomination by defeating former local committee chairman Song Haeng-su and former Blue House administrator Jeon Byeong-deok, and in Gangwon Wonju-gap, former Gangwon Governor and 'original pro-Roh' Lee Kwang-jae won the nomination.

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