Goo Sang-chan "Called Kim Haeng before Gangseo-gu vote count... Said he feels self-disgust"

"Upset by the Opposition's One-Sided Attack"

Former lawmaker Gu Sang-chan, who served as co-chief of the campaign committee for the People Power Party's candidate in the Gangseo District Mayor by-election, revealed that he spoke on the phone with Kim Haeng, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, before the election results were announced. During the call, Kim reportedly expressed feeling "a sense of self-disgust" and brought up the idea of voluntarily resigning, Gu said.

In an interview with YTN's 'News Q' on the 12th, Gu described Kim as "a close personal friend of 20 years" and said, "She seemed very curious about the election results," adding, "She was deeply troubled. She wondered if she had to suffer from fake news like this. She was also very upset by the one-sided attacks from the Democratic Party."

Minister of Gender Equality and Family nominee Kim Haeng who voluntarily resigned. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Gu continued, saying that Kim told him, "However, she feels a strong sense of self-disgust because she thinks her situation is causing difficulties for the President and the party. Therefore, she feels she should resign." He added, "It seems that her decision to voluntarily resign was made by herself last night."

Kim, who had been embroiled in controversy over allegations of "stock parking" and leaving the personnel hearing midway, announced her intention to voluntarily resign after the Gangseo District Mayor by-election results were released. In a statement, Kim said, "I have come to the conclusion that this is the only path I can choose for the Yoon Seok-yeol administration and the People Power Party," and added, "As a party member, I have decided to voluntarily resign from my candidacy with a spirit of putting the party before myself."

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