Democratic Party, 'Drunk Driving' Park Si-jong Gwangsan District Mayor Preliminary Candidate Disqualified

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Park Si-jong, a preliminary candidate for the mayor of Gwangsan District from the Democratic Party of Korea, was disqualified from candidacy due to a prior drunk driving offense.

On the morning of the 15th, the Democratic Party's Emergency Response Committee decided not to accept the objection filed by Park, who was deemed ineligible by the Gwangju City Party.

The committee reportedly judged that the party's decision could not be overturned as the disqualification reason was without exception.

Park was disqualified by the city party for violating the drunk driving regulations established after the enactment of the Yoon Chang-ho Act in 2018.

The Democratic Party discussed the matter the previous day and decided to dismiss the objection, and the Emergency Response Committee approved the dismissal decision as is.

Accordingly, Park Si-jong will not be able to run as the Democratic Party candidate for the Gwangsan District mayoral election.

Park had filed an objection against the city party's decision, arguing that the disqualification criteria were applied differently from the last general election, raising issues of fairness.

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