Mirae Hanguk Party Begins Overhauling Proportional Representation Candidate List

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The Future Korea Party, which was virtually reestablished by overhauling its leadership and the nomination committee amid nomination controversies, is set to begin revising its proportional representation candidate list. With a high possibility that many figures from the United Future Party will be included in the new list, voices pointing out violations of election laws are also growing louder.

The Future Korea Party's Public Relations Office announced on the morning of the 21st at the Yeongdeungpo party headquarters that a closed meeting began with all seven members of the nomination committee in attendance.

During this meeting, the reorganization of the proportional representation candidate list is expected to proceed.

Earlier, Representative Won Yoo-chul appointed Bae Gyu-han, former audit committee chairman of the United Future Party and classified as a 'pro-Hwang figure,' as the new nomination committee chairman, and decided to have the new committee reexamine the existing proportional representation candidate recommendations. The new nomination committee vice-chairmen are Representatives Yeom Dong-ryeol and Jo Hun-hyun, and the committee members include Park Ran, CEO of Dong-A TV; Jeon Hong-gu, invited professor at Konkuk University Graduate School of Media and Communication; Hwang Seung-yeon, professor in the Department of Sociology at Kyung Hee University; and Jeong Sang-hwan, professor in the Department of Tax Accounting at International University.

After the existing proportional representation candidate list was rejected in the electorate vote on the 19th, Han Sun-kyo, the Future Korea Party leader, resigned, and with the leadership newly formed on the 20th, the nomination committee was also reorganized. The new committee will reexamine the candidates primarily among those who applied. Representative Won said, "Since there is not much time left, the nomination committee decided to review only those who have applied so far."

The new proportional representation list is likely to be narrowed down in a way that reflects many talents from the United Future Party within the winning ranks. The problem with the previous proportional representation candidate list was that the recruited talents recommended by the United Future Party were pushed out of the top 20, which guarantees election. Former nomination committee chairman Gong Byung-ho also prepared a proportional representation list with about 4 to 5 revisions, but it was rejected during the electorate vote, which was filled with United Future Party officials.

There is also a possibility that controversies over election law violations may arise in the future. Shim Sang-jung, the co-chair of the Justice Party's election committee, stated that they are considering prosecutorial complaints against Representative Hwang and others involved in the United Future Party's interference in the Future Korea Party's nominations. Former nomination committee chairman Gong also advised the new leadership in an interview with Yonhap News, "Be careful not to get caught up in lawsuits filed by those who were eliminated due to election law violations and revisions to the nomination list."

Representative Hwang also expressed regret over the Future Korea Party's nomination process through Facebook on the same day. He said, "We had no choice but to create the Future Korea Party to fight against the forces that made the monstrous law, but I disappointed you due to the confusion in the nomination process," adding, "I feel very sorry."

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