Citizens Party Confirms Expulsion of Minority Party Members Yong Hye-in and Jo Jeong-hoon

A Democratic Party of Korea member is participating in a mobile vote on the merger with the Deobureo Citizen Party at the National Assembly on the 7th. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The Together Citizens' Party announced on the 10th that it will confirm the expulsion of lawmakers-elect Yong Hye-in and Cho Jeong-hoon, who were elected as representatives of minor parties, on the 12th.

The Citizens' Party decided on the expulsion of the two lawmakers-elect at the Ethics Committee on the 8th, and since the two lawmakers-elect submitted a letter of waiver for reconsideration, indicating their acceptance of the expulsion decision, the party plans to hold an executive meeting on the morning of the 12th to proceed with the expulsion process.

Lawmaker-elect Yong will return to his original party, the Basic Income Party, and lawmaker-elect Cho will return to the Transition Korea Party to carry out their legislative activities in the 21st National Assembly.

The Citizens' Party will complete the merger process with the Democratic Party after the Democratic Party Central Committee meeting on the 12th and the joint meeting of the entrusted organizations on the 13th.

Among the 17 proportional representation lawmakers-elect of the Citizens' Party, 14 will become members of the Democratic Party, excluding the three lawmakers-elect from minor parties?Yong and Cho?and Yang Jeong-sook, who was expelled due to real estate allegations.

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