Lee Seok-hyung Disqualified as Gwangju Gwangsan-gap Democratic Party Candidate... Lee Yong-bin Nominated

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The qualification of Lee Seok-hyung, a preliminary candidate for the Gwangsan District (Gap) of Gwangju Metropolitan City from the Democratic Party of Korea, who was at the center of controversy for illegal election campaigning, has been revoked. Accordingly, preliminary candidate Lee Yong-bin has been re-nominated.

According to the Democratic Party's Gwangju City Party on the 18th, the party's Supreme Council held its 228th meeting that morning and revoked the qualification of preliminary candidate Lee Seok-hyung, who was accused of illegal election campaigning using landline phones during the primary process.

Considering that the Gwangsan Gap electoral district in Gwangju is a one-on-one primary between preliminary candidates Lee Seok-hyung and Lee Yong-bin, it is known that preliminary candidate Lee Yong-bin was re-nominated.

The Party Affairs Committee delegated the re-nomination and approval of the Gwangsan District (Gap) candidate to the Supreme Council, and the Supreme Council judged that there was a clear reason why preliminary candidate Lee Seok-hyung was unsuitable to be recommended as a public office candidate.

Meanwhile, the Gwangju City Election Commission filed a complaint with the prosecution on the 10th against preliminary candidate Lee Seok-hyung and related parties for violating the Public Official Election Act.

Accordingly, the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office launched an investigation on the 16th, conducting searches and seizures at Lee Seok-hyung's election office, the sponsorship committee office, and the residences of related parties.

They are suspected of appealing for support for candidate Lee by directly calling many party members and constituents in the electoral district using landline phones installed in their mobile phones and sponsorship committee office from last month until early this month before the primary.

Article 57-3(1) of the Public Official Election Act (Intra-party Primary Campaigning) stipulates that in intra-party primaries conducted by granting voting rights to party members and non-members, direct phone calls for primary campaigning are prohibited.

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