Democratic Party Cuts Off Hong Young-pyo, Ahn Min-seok, Ki Dong-min... Kim Nam-geun Nominated for Seongbuk-gu Eul, Cha Ji-ho for Osan City

The Democratic Party of Korea on the 29th cut off (excluded from nomination) lawmakers Hong Young-pyo, Ahn Min-seok, and Ki Dong-min.

Ahn Kyu-baek, head of the Democratic Party's Strategic Nomination Management Committee, said at a briefing at the party headquarters that day, "We recommended Lawyer Kim Nam-geun, the 10th recruited talent, for Seongbuk-gu Eul in Seoul, and Professor Cha Ji-ho, the 25th recruited talent, for Osan-si in Gyeonggi Province." He added, "In Incheon Bupyeong-gu Eul, there will be a two-person primary between former National Intelligence Service 1st Deputy Director Park Seon-won and Lawmaker Lee Dong-joo, and in Yongin-si Gap, Gyeonggi Province, there will be a primary among Lawmaker Kwon In-sook, former local committee chairman Lee Woo-il, and preliminary candidate Lee Sang-sik." As a result of this decision, Lawmaker Hong Young-pyo of Bupyeong Eul, Lawmaker Ahn Min-seok of Osan-si, and Lawmaker Ki Dong-min of Seongbuk-gu Eul were each excluded from the nomination.

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Ahn said, "This was the result of discussions on strategic constituencies and candidates that lasted until late at night," and added, "Further explanations will be given later," declining to make additional comments.

Ahn also reported that he requested approval to designate Suncheon-si, Gwangyang-si, Gokseong-gun, Gurye-gun Gap, where Lawmaker So Byung-chul is not running, and Bucheon-si Eul, which became vacant after Lawmaker Seol Hoon left the party, as strategic constituencies.

Meanwhile, Lawmaker Ki Dong-min announced that he would immediately hold a press conference to raise objections regarding the Strategic Nomination Committee's decision. He pointed out, "In March, the party's executive committee judged the indictment as political oppression, and Im Hyuk-baek, the head of the Nomination Management Committee, promised to apply the presumption of innocence principle. However, the party's decision and promise were ignored." He also addressed the bribery controversy, stating, "I absolutely cannot accept the bribery frame that blindly follows the prosecution's fabrication," and appealed, "I want to be evaluated through a primary."

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