Jin-ae Kim to Run for Seoul Mayor Tomorrow... Kim Eui-gyeom to Succeed as Assembly Member if She Resigns

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Kim Jin-ae, floor leader of the Open Democratic Party, will run in the Seoul mayoral by-election in April next year.

On the 26th, the Open Democratic Party stated in a press release, "Floor leader Kim plans to emphasize promoting genuine development by wisely leading necessary development, leveraging her strength as an urban expert, and implementing housing and urban policies that encompass living spaces, workplaces, resting places, and playgrounds in the post-COVID-19 era." Floor leader Kim is scheduled to hold a press conference at the National Assembly on the 27th to officially announce her candidacy.

Floor leader Kim is an urban planning expert with a Ph.D. from MIT in the United States. In the 21st National Assembly, she has served on the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and is currently active in the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee.

If floor leader Kim resigns from her parliamentary seat to run as the Seoul mayoral candidate, former Blue House spokesperson Kim Eui-gyeom, who was number 4 on the proportional representation list, will succeed her seat. According to the Public Official Election Act, the deadline for public officials to resign when running in a by-election is 30 days before the election day.

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