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Kim Seok-ki, a two-term member of the National Assembly representing Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, has run unopposed in the by-election for the Supreme Council member of the People Power Party.

The People Power Party announced that as of 5 p.m. on the 15th, only the incumbent Kim had registered as a candidate. Kim previously served as Secretary-General under the emergency committee led by Chung Jin-seok. He is also the ruling party's floor spokesman on the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee and chairs the Overseas Koreans Committee.

Kim Seok-ki, Secretary General of the People Power Party, is attending and speaking at the party's policy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 7th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

This by-election is being held to fill the vacant Supreme Council member seat left by former member Kim Jae-won’s resignation. Former Supreme Council member Kim was suspended from party membership for one year following remarks made around the March party convention, including statements such as "Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon unified the right-wing camp" and "The Jeju April 3 Incident is a low-level memorial day." Subsequently, the Innovation Committee led by In Yo-han recommended the cancellation of the suspension as its first agenda item, and the leadership accepted this, resulting in the suspension being lifted on the 2nd. Kim voluntarily resigned as a gesture of self-reflection, leading to this by-election.

This is the second time that an elected Supreme Council member has been chosen under the "Kim Ki-hyun leadership." Previously, Tae Young-ho resigned from the Supreme Council in May due to various controversies. Kim Ga-ram was elected as his successor.

Since the current People Power Party leadership includes no members from Daegu and Gyeongbuk (TK) except for floor leader Yoon Jae-ok and Secretary-General Lee Man-hee, it is expected that Kim Seok-ki will be elected smoothly. The People Power Party plans to convene a national committee on the 29th to elect the Supreme Council member.

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