Lee Gwang-seop Elected as Chairman of Haman County Council's Second Half Term... Democratic Party Members' Absence Signals Upcoming Struggles

'Emotional Outburst' During Final Vote Counting Process

Lee Kwang-seop, a member of the United Future Party, elected as the new chairman of the 8th Ham-an County Council. (Photo by Ham-an County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] The Haman County Council in Gyeongnam announced on the 15th that Lee Kwang-seop, a member of the United Future Party (Daesan, Chilseo, Sanin), was elected as the chairman for the second half of the 8th term.

The council held the chairman election at the 1st plenary session of the 265th extraordinary meeting on the 1st, but due to a close contest that went to a runoff vote and differences in opinion among the vote counters regarding valid and invalid votes, the chairman was not elected.

At the 3rd plenary session held on the 14th, Acting Chairman Kim Jeong-seon announced Lee Kwang-seop’s election after receiving the results of the 3rd runoff vote held on the 1st from one of the vote counters, Lee Gwan-maeng, a member of the United Future Party. The 3rd vote results were 5 votes for Lee, 3 votes for Bae Jae-seong, and 2 invalid votes.

Although the new Chairman Lee was elected, tensions with the Democratic Party members remained. The plenary session that day was conducted with only 5 members of the United Future Party and 1 independent member present.

New Chairman Lee expressed his gratitude, saying, "First, I apologize for causing concern to the residents due to this chairman election, and I will do my best for the development of Haman County and the happiness of its residents through communication and cooperation."

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