Opposition Party: "Nomination of Candidate Kim Haeng Must Be Withdrawn Immediately"

Candidate Kim Tae-woo for Gangseo District Mayor Faces "Only Negative Attacks"

The Democratic Party of Korea criticized Minister of Gender Equality and Family nominee Kim Haeng for allegations of holding cryptocurrency worth billions of won and demanded the withdrawal of her nomination.

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On the 8th, Park Sung-jun, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, said at a National Assembly briefing regarding nominee Kim, "(At the confirmation hearing) fleeing the scene and the controversy over cryptocurrency holdings, a department store of suspicions," adding, "If the government and ruling party push through Kim's appointment, it will once again prove that this administration's personnel appointments are a mesh and that the regime thoroughly disregards the people."

Spokesperson Park stated, "At the confirmation hearing, the People Power Party was only busy defending nominee Kim, who did not submit documents regarding cryptocurrency holdings and transaction details," and added, "From stock parking, promoting yellow journalism, relations with First Lady Kim Keon-hee, labor law violations, unreasonable wealth accumulation, to cryptocurrency allegations, the more you dig, the more suspicions overflow about nominee Kim."

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Voices of criticism also arose against Kim Tae-woo, the People Power Party candidate running in the by-election for mayor of Gangseo District, Seoul. Spokesperson Park referred to Kim Tae-woo as "a criminal who has received a final judgment," and criticized, "Having received a presidential pardon and the ruling party's nomination, does he see nothing?"

He continued, "Instead of a vision for district administration or affection for the region, candidate Kim is only unleashing negative attacks against competing candidates and parties," and said, "I am at a loss for words at his shameless behavior of hurling abusive remarks at the opposition leader who is striving to recover from a long hunger strike." Candidate Kim criticized Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung for canceling his support campaign for candidate Jin Gyo-hoon the previous day, saying, "He has no qualification to campaign in support as a suspect of a serious crime."

Regarding candidate Kim's statement at a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office on the 6th that he would not receive a salary if elected, Park pointed out, "He is a shameless candidate who, seeing the election situation as unfavorable, says he will not take a salary and shamelessly plays the poor cosplay."

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