Kim Bu-gyeom Democratic Party Leader Election Committee "The Reason Why Gwangju CMB Recording Was Not Broadcast Must Be Revealed"

Gwangju CMB "Deemed Inappropriate to Air Interview with Party Leader Candidate During Flood Relief Volunteer Activities"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The election campaign headquarters of Kim Bu-gyeom, the Democratic Party of Korea's party representative candidate (hereinafter Kim Bu-gyeom Campaign Headquarters), requested through an official letter to clarify why the recorded interview on Gwangju CMB was not aired.

The Kim Bu-gyeom Campaign Headquarters stated, "Gwangju CMB promised to air the interview daily from the 17th to the 22nd and recorded the interview with candidate Kim Bu-gyeom in their own studio on the 7th," adding, "However, until now, there has been no official explanation, and it has not been broadcast even once. Your company's explanation that the broadcast was canceled because there was no content related to flood damage and COVID-19 is not easily acceptable."

They continued, "With only a few days left before the party convention to elect the ruling party's representative, the important interview that was planned to be intensively broadcast over six days has not been aired even once, raising concerns that the right to know of viewers in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions has been ignored," and "We ask whether there is any intention to air the interview videos of the party representative candidates as originally planned, and if not, please clarify the reason."

Shin Gwang-jae, deputy spokesperson of the Kim Bu-gyeom Campaign Headquarters, said, "If the reason for not airing is the lack of content related to flood damage and COVID-19, requesting understanding through subtitles would allow the civic-minded voters of Gwangju and Jeonnam to understand," adding, "Above all, Gwangju and Jeonnam are the heart of the Democratic Party. It is regrettable that in this non-face-to-face phase, party members have been deprived of the opportunity to judge the candidates' qualities through in-depth and diverse opinions and pledges."

In response, a Gwangju CMB official said, "At that time, the party representative election campaign itself was suspended," and "Considering that large-scale flood relief activities were underway, it was judged inappropriate to air the party representative candidate interviews, and this was explained to each candidate's side."

They added, "Since understanding was sought in the week before the broadcast was to air, it is not right for this issue to become a controversy."

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