Why Did the Seocho District Council Chair Change from Minjoo to Kukmin, Back to Minjoo, and Then to Kukmin?

Former Chair Kim Ansuk, who lost her position due to a no-confidence vote, reinstated by injunction, faces another no-confidence vote a day later... Kim announced plans to sue for obstruction of business on the 14th; turmoil expected for a while.

Chairman Kim Ik-tae

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] The Seocho District Council has become quite turbulent for a while.

Former chairperson Kim Ansuk of the Democratic Party was no-confidence voted out, and Kim Iktae of the People Power Party became the chairperson.

The Seocho District Council is composed of 7 members from the People Power Party, 7 from the Democratic Party, and 1 independent member. Former chairperson Kim Ansuk belonged to the Democratic Party, and current chairperson Kim Iktae belongs to the People Power Party.

Accordingly, there are evaluations that the chairperson of the Seocho District Council changed along with the regime change.

Accordingly, People Power Party member Kim Iktae, together with the independent member, no-confidence voted former chairperson Kim Ansuk and became chairperson. Former chairperson Kim also filed a provisional injunction for suspension of execution at the Seoul Administrative Court to return as chairperson, but on the 11th, just one day later, the council held a plenary session and elected Kim Iktae as chairperson.

The situation of no-confidence vote against the former chairperson - election of a new chairperson - chairperson's return - no-confidence vote against the former chairperson - election of a new chairperson repeated back and forth, attracting attention. Former chairperson Kim announced on that day that she would file a complaint for obstruction of business related to the provisional injunction.

Meanwhile, the Seocho District Council (Chairperson Kim Iktae) will hold the 314th extraordinary session for 14 days from March 11 to March 24.

At the first plenary session held on the 11th, through a proposal to change the agenda, the council submitted ▲ a no-confidence motion against the Seocho District Council chairperson ▲ and the matter of the by-election for chairperson, electing Kim Iktae as chairperson.

Then, the council submitted ▲ a no-confidence motion against the Operations Committee chairperson ▲ the matter of the by-election for the Operations Committee chairperson ▲ and the appointment of a member to the Finance and Construction Committee, electing Jeon Gyeonghee as Operations Committee chairperson and selecting council member Kim Ansuk as a member of the Finance and Construction Committee.

Also, the council handled ▲ the matter of deciding the session ▲ and the election of members to sign the minutes, and passed a partial amendment ordinance on the legislation of Seocho District autonomous regulations, which was a review agenda of the Finance and Construction Committee.

After conducting standing committee activities until the 23rd, the council plans to hold the second plenary session on the last day of the session, the 24th, to finally review and approve the agendas reviewed by each standing committee.

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