Minsaeng Party to Reexamine 'Cut-off' Lawmaker Park Juseon... "Sufficient Grounds for Reexamination"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 24th, the Minsaengdang Party decided to request a reconsideration from the Nomination Management Committee regarding the four-term lawmaker Park Joo-sun (Gwangju Dong-gu·Nam-gu Eul), who was the only incumbent lawmaker to be cut off (excluded from nomination).

Kim Jeong-hwa, co-representative of the Minsaengdang Party, told reporters after a closed supreme council meeting held at the National Assembly in the afternoon, “The supreme council recognized that there were sufficient reasons for reconsideration and resolved that the Nomination Management Committee should conduct a reconsideration.”

Co-representative Kim stated, “Lawmaker Park laid the foundation when the People’s Party was founded, served as the emergency committee chairperson of the People’s Party, and rebuilt the party that was stranded after the presidential election defeat. Also, when the Bareunmirae Party was established, he served as the inaugural party leader and personally became the cornerstone of the new party. Currently, when the Minsaengdang Party was founded, he led the merger agreement as the chairman of the integration promotion committee.”

Earlier, the Minsaengdang Nomination Management Committee, after a heated debate the previous day, conducted an anonymous secret ballot and strategically nominated Kim Seong-hwan, former mayor of Gwangju Dong-gu, instead of lawmaker Park. In response, lawmaker Park expressed his intention to reject the decision, and local constituents came to the capital to strongly protest.

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