'Hwang Bo-seung-hee Wins Busan Primary Amid "Sacheon Controversy"... Ha Tae-gyeong and Na Dong-yeon Also Advance to General Election'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Hwang Bo-seung-hee, former Chair of the Economic and Cultural Committee of the Busan City Council, who sparked controversy over 'sacheon' involving former Future United Party Nomination Committee Chair Kim Hyung-o, won the United Party primary election in Busan Jung-Yeongdo District. Additionally, Ha Tae-kyung won in Haeundae-gu Gap, and Na Dong-yeon, former mayor of Yangsan, won in Yangsan, Gyeongnam.

The United Party Nomination Committee announced the results of the primaries and nominations for the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions on the 17th, including these outcomes.

In Daejeon Yuseong-gu Eul, Kim So-yeon, former member of the Daejeon City Council, was recommended as the sole candidate. Initially, Kim was set to compete against Shin Yong-hyun in this district, but the court ruled to cancel Shin's 'self-expulsion,' putting Shin's primary process on hold. Lee Seok-yeon, Vice Chair of the Nomination Committee, stated, "According to Article 42, Paragraph 2 of the Political Parties Act, dual party membership is fundamentally prohibited, so all statuses related to the United Party are nullified and reset to zero," adding, "thus, Kim was recommended as the sole candidate."

In the Busan Jung-Yeongdo District primary, Hwang Bo, former Chair of the Busan City Council Economic and Cultural Committee, passed the primary. He had previously served as a secretary during the time Kim, the former Nomination Committee Chair, was a member, which led to the sacheon controversy.

In Busanjin-gu Eul, Lee Heon-seung, former Secretary to the Liberty Korea Party leader, won, and in Dongnae-gu, Kim Hee-gon, former policy advisor to the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, was victorious. In Haeundae-gu Gap, incumbent Ha Tae-kyung won a three-way contest against former Busan District Prosecutor Seok Dong-hyun and former lawmaker Jo Jeon-hyuk.

Additionally, in Busan Yeonje-gu primary, Lee Joo-hwan, former Chair of the Liberty Korea Party Yeonje-gu Member Council, won; in Suyeong-gu primary, Jeon Bong-min, former Vice Chair of the Busan City Council, won; and in Gijang-gun, Jeong Dong-man, former Busan Metropolitan City Council member, was victorious.

In Busan Geumjeong-gu, Kim Jong-cheon, current director of Gyurim Nursing Hospital, was recommended as the sole candidate.

In Ulsan Nam-gu Eul, Kim Ki-hyun, former mayor of Ulsan Metropolitan City implicated in the Blue House's alleged interference in the Ulsan mayoral election, defeated incumbent lawmaker Park Maeng-woo in the primary. In addition, Park Seong-min, former mayor of Jung-gu, won in Jung-gu; incumbent lawmaker Lee Chae-ik won in Nam-gu Gap; Kwon Myung-ho, former mayor of Ulsan Dong-gu, won in Dong-gu; and Seo Beom-su, former chief of Ulsan Regional Police Agency, won in Ulju-gun.

In Gyeongnam Changwon Seongsan, former lawmaker Kang Ki-yoon won, former National Assembly spokesperson Choi Hyung-doo won in Masanhappo-gu, and lawmaker Yoon Han-hong won in Masanhoewon-gu in a three-way contest against former lawmaker Ahn Hong-jun and former Changwon Facilities Corporation Director Cho Cheong-rae.

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Na Dong-yeon, former mayor of Yangsan who had a heated exchange with former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo, won the primary in Yangsan-si Eul, securing a ticket to the general election. Additionally, Kang Min-guk, former Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly member, won in Jinju-si Eul, and Kang Seok-jin, lawmaker, won in the primary for Sancheong, Hamyang, Geochang, and Hapcheon counties.

Some areas are holding runoff primaries. In Busan Seo-gu and Dong-gu, a contest is underway between Kwak Gyu-taek, former Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, and Ahn Byung-gil, former president of Busan Ilbo. In Saha-gu Gap, lawyer Kim So-jung and former candidate Kim Cheok-su are competing, while in Gyeongnam Changwon-si Jinhae-gu, Yoo Won-seok, former 2nd Deputy Mayor of Changwon City, and Lee Dal-gon, former Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, are facing off. Additionally, in Gyeongnam Sacheon-si, Namhae-gun, and Hadong-gun, former Blue House Presidential Secretary for the Press Office Choi Sang-hwa and former 2nd Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ha Young-je are competing.

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