Kim Young-hwan, Chungbuk Governor, Cut Off from Nomination: "Cannot Accept... Will Set Things Right"

People Power Party Nomination Committee Cuts Off Kim Young-hwan

First Incumbent Head of Local Government to Be Excluded

Kim Younghwan, Governor of North Chungcheong Province, who was cut off (excluded from nomination) in the People Power Party’s 6·3 local election candidate selection, said on March 16, “I can never accept the decision of the Nomination Management Committee,” adding, “I will do my best to correct this wrongful decision and achieve victory.”

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Governor Kim made this statement through his social media account on the same day, saying, “The Nomination Committee has destroyed the principles and procedures of liberal democracy.” Earlier that morning, Lee Junghyun, chairperson of the People Power Party Nomination Committee, announced at a press conference that Governor Kim would be excluded from nomination and that additional candidates would be recruited.

Currently, the candidates who have applied for the People Power Party’s nomination for North Chungcheong Province Governor include Governor Kim, Cho Gilhyeong, former mayor of Chungju, Yoon Heekeun, former Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, and Yoon Gapgeun, former chairperson of the North Chungcheong Provincial Party. Within and outside the party, some speculate that the move may be intended with former lawmaker Kim Sumin, who is from Cheongju, in mind.

Governor Kim also stated, “They have discarded the will of the people of North Chungcheong Province like an old shoe,” and added, “It is outrageous to conduct interviews after already selecting a specific person.”

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