Former Mokpo Mayor Park Hong-ryul Absent from Open Democratic Party Proportional Representation Candidate List

"I will focus on being elected as a proportional representative as Secretary-General"

Former Mokpo Mayor Park Hong-ryul announced his participation as a Supreme Council Member of the Open Democratic Party Central Committee on the 9th.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Park Hong-ryul, former mayor of Mokpo and Supreme Council member of the Open Democratic Party, has decided not to participate in the proportional representation candidacy and to focus on the party's success in proportional representation elections.

Supreme Council member Park Hong-ryul has recently drawn significant local attention regarding his participation in the Open Democratic Party's proportional representation candidates, the impact on the Mokpo region's April 15 general election, and his future plans.

In this regard, it is known that Supreme Council member Park chose not to participate to fully dedicate himself to party affairs by concurrently holding the position of Secretary-General and to help secure the election of more proportional representation lawmakers.

Park stated, "With a spirit of putting the party before personal interests, it is more urgent and important to flawlessly perform the roles of Supreme Council member and Secretary-General to lead the party to success," adding, "I feel sorry to the citizens of Mokpo who hoped for a proportional representation lawmaker from our region."

He also added, "Excellent candidates from Gwangju and Jeonnam, who will carry on the founding spirit of the Open Democratic Party rooted in the Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun administrations, have participated as proportional representation candidates, and I ask for your great interest."

Meanwhile, the Open Democratic Party aims to decide proportional representation candidates strictly through democratic procedures. Recently, they selected 20 male and female proportional representation candidates through citizen recommendations and plan to finalize the ranking by reflecting 50% each from party member votes and public votes.

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