Lee Seok-yeon: "Kwon Seong-dong's Regional Reassessment Results Submitted to Supreme Council... Gangnam-byeong Also Expected to Be Announced as Early as Today"

Lee Seok-yeon, Vice Chairman of the Future United Party's Nomination Management Committee, is giving a briefing after completing the nomination report at the United Party's Supreme Council meeting on the 12th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 16th, the Future United Party's Nomination Management Committee submitted the results of the re-examination of the Gangneung district, represented by Assemblyman Kwon Seong-dong, to the party's Supreme Council. The results for Gangnam-byeong, which had been controversial due to the 'candidate withdrawal' incident, are also planned to be announced as early as today.

Lee Seok-yeon, acting chairman of the Nomination Management Committee, told reporters at the Supreme Council meeting that day, "We have submitted 34 candidates recommended by the Nomination Committee to the Supreme Council," confirming this.

He is serving as acting chairman following the resignation of Kim Hyung-o, the former chairman of the Nomination Committee, who resigned on the 13th. Chairman Kim took responsibility for the withdrawal of the Gangnam-byeong nomination and stepped down.

Acting Chairman Lee said, "The Supreme Council will decide whether to accept the Nomination Committee's results as they are or to request a re-examination. If a re-examination is requested, we will promptly discuss and decide again."

The candidate decision proposal submitted that day also included details regarding Assemblyman Kwon, who was cut off (excluded from nomination) in Gangneung. Acting Chairman Lee said, "In any case, if a re-examination request comes, we will promptly reach a conclusion. We will decide within today."

Regarding Party Leader Hwang Kyo-ahn's emphasis on liberal democracy and market economy values in the candidate selection at the Supreme Council, he said, "Liberal democracy and the market economy system are the values we pursue, and in addition, we are considering how to attract the votes of the moderate middle ground. In this election, we discussed how to attract reasonable moderate conservative forces. In the process, we faced much resistance and criticism for neglecting those who have long supported the party, but to win the election, it is necessary to target reasonable moderate conservatives." He also responded about the Gangnam-byeong nomination results, saying, "We plan to discuss today and announce (if possible) today."

Regarding the internal whistleblowing about Assemblywoman Park Soon-ja, he said, "We discussed it, but decided to maintain the previous decision because it was difficult to act based on that alone."

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