People Power Party By-election Committee Chair, 3-term Kim Sang-hoon Replaces Yoo Il-ho

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[Asia Economy reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Kim Sang-hoon, a three-term lawmaker from the People Power Party, has been appointed as the election countermeasure committee chairman for the by-elections, replacing former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Yoo Il-ho.

On the 12th, Kim Seon-dong, Secretary General of the People Power Party, responded "Yes" to reporters' questions after an emergency countermeasure meeting at the National Assembly, when asked if Kim had been appointed as the by-election committee chairman.

Previously, the People Power Party had planned to appoint former Deputy Prime Minister Yoo as the by-election committee chairman and launch the election committee within the day, but the launch was delayed due to personnel issues. Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman, told reporters after the emergency committee meeting that morning, "(The by-election election committee) was scheduled to be launched today, but it was postponed due to various considerations."

Kim explained the reason for the delay in the launch, saying, "I need to reconsider various personnel arrangements and such." Subsequently, the appointment of former Deputy Prime Minister Yoo as chairman was canceled, and Kim, an internal party figure, was finally selected as the by-election committee chairman.

When asked about the reason for withdrawing the appointment of former Deputy Prime Minister Yoo, Secretary General Kim replied, "The spokesperson team will respond later."

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