Reform New Party's Kim Jong-min Considering Yongsan Run... "Deliberating on a Place to Stir Up a Breeze"

Symbolic Place for Judging the Yoon Seok-yeol Administration
Possible Candidacy in Sejong City, Chungcheong Region

Kim Jong-min, a lawmaker who joined the Reform New Party, is keeping open the possibility of running in the Seoul metropolitan area instead of his original constituency in Nonsan, Gyeryong, and Geumsan, Chungnam.

In a radio interview on the 14th, Kim said, "There are talks that I should run in my constituency to create momentum in the Chungcheong region, and there are also proposals that I should participate in the Seoul belt. I am considering both."

He added that he is seriously considering Yongsan, Seoul, as a potential district in the metropolitan area. Kim said, "Rather than looking for a district where I can win, the symbolic places where the Reform New Party can create momentum are Nonsan, Gyeryong, Geumsan, or Yongsan, Seoul."

Kim also said, "Since the Yoon Seok-yeol administration moved the presidential office to Yongsan, it has become a symbolic place," adding, "It also has the meaning of judging the failures of the Yoon administration."

In political circles, there is also speculation about Kim running in Sejong City. It is interpreted that Kim has a justification for legislative activities in Sejong City, having served as a spokesperson during former President Roh Moo-hyun's administration.

Previously, Lee Won-wook and Cho Eung-cheon, who joined the Reform New Party from the Democratic Party of Korea, declared their candidacies in their respective constituencies of Hwaseong and Namyangju in Gyeonggi Province. Co-leader Lee Nak-yeon is rumored to run in Honam, while co-leader Lee Jun-seok is rumored to run in Yeongnam.

Four Third-Force Groups Agree to Merge
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Han Jong-chan = On the afternoon of the 9th, Lee Won-wook of Principles and Common Sense, Geum Tae-seop co-representative of New Choice, Kim Yong-nam policy committee chairman of Reform New Party, and Kim Jong-min co-representative of New Future held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office. The four third-force groups, Reform New Party, New Future, New Choice, and Principles and Common Sense, announced at the press conference that they have reached an agreement on the merger plan for the integrated new party (tentative name). February 9, 2024
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