'Lee Eon-ju faction' Kim Won-seong's nomination for Busan Bukgangseo-eul canceled... Approved by the Supreme Council

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[Asia Economy reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kim Hye-min] The nomination of Kim Won-sung, the United Future Party candidate for Busan Bukgangseo-eul in the April 15 general election, has been canceled.

The party's Supreme Council resolved to invalidate Kim's nomination during a closed meeting on the morning of the 19th. Representative Hwang Kyo-ahn announced this, saying, "The Nomination Management Committee made the decision, and we proceeded with the process considering that," and regarding whether Kim would retain his Supreme Council position, he said, "We need to discuss it further."

Kim, a former member of Lee Eon-ju's Mirae Reformation 4.0 (Jeonjin Party), joined the party through the merger. Busan Bukgangseo-eul is the district where Representative Kim Do-eup declared he would not run in the general election. The Supreme Council requested a reconsideration of six districts including this one on the 12th, but the Nomination Committee had previously decided to maintain the nominations.

However, the Nomination Committee later confirmed serious reasons that made it unavoidable to invalidate Kim's nomination and requested the party's Supreme Council to pass a resolution to nullify it. According to the committee, issues such as Me Too allegations and derogatory remarks about certain regions were problematic.

This is the second time the party's Supreme Council has invalidated a nomination, following former Macquarie Asset Management CEO Choi Hong.

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