The Democratic Party requests 3-term Jo Hae-jin to run in Gimhae Gap or Gimhae Eul in the Nakdong River Belt

The People Power Party has requested three-term lawmaker Cho Hae-jin to run in the so-called 'Nakdong River Belt' constituencies currently held by the opposition ahead of the general election in April.

Photo of Jo Hae-jin, member of the People Power Party Photo by Huh Young-han younghan@

On the 7th, Jang Dong-hyuk, Secretary-General of the People Power Party, told reporters at the Yeouido party office, "We asked Representative Cho to go to Gimhae Gap or Gimhae Eul and dedicate himself to the party," adding, "If he wins, we believe we can achieve meaningful results in the Nakdong River Belt." However, he added, "We made the request yesterday, but have not yet received a response."

Representative Cho is considered a prominent senior lawmaker who has served three terms representing the Gyeongnam Miryang, Uiryeong, Haman, and Changnyeong constituencies. Gimhae Gap and Gimhae Eul, where the party has requested him to run, are constituencies of Democratic Party lawmakers Min Hong-chul and Kim Jung-ho, respectively. Following the request made the previous day to five-term lawmaker Seo Byung-soo and three-term lawmaker Kim Tae-ho of the People Power Party to run in Busan Bukgangseo Gap and Yangsan Eul constituencies, respectively, it is interpreted that the party has also asked Representative Cho to run in the Nakdong River Belt constituencies held by the opposition.

Secretary-General Jang said, "We do not distinguish between mainstream or non-mainstream factions," adding, "We mainly consider whether there are other candidates who can win in the current constituencies if someone moves to a different constituency, and whether the person moving has competitiveness, and based on that, we request dedication."

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