Eom Seungyong, Preliminary Candidate for Boryeong Mayor: "All Three Basic Council Members Should Be Nominated"

Rebuttals Raised: "Stirring Up Confusion"

Eom Seungyong, a preliminary candidate for mayor of Boryeong City in Chungnam Province, is asserting at the Boryeong City Hall press room on the 4th that all candidates for basic local government, who can be nominated by political parties, must be nominated.

Eom Seungyong, a preliminary candidate for mayor of Boryeong from the People Power Party, expressed his position regarding the party’s nominations for basic council members, stating that all candidates eligible for recommendation by the party should be nominated.

At the announcement of his "Second Pledge" held at the Boryeong City Hall press room on the 4th, Eom pointed out, "A significant number of incumbent council members among Boryeong’s basic local government candidates have been eliminated," and emphasized, "The Democratic Party managed to nominate all three of their candidates, but the People Power Party is currently not doing so." He called for all eligible candidates to be nominated.

Eom added, "This issue is causing internal conflict within the party," and said, "It is very painful and regrettable for the candidates who were eliminated."

He continued, "Mayoral candidates are trying to run as one team," and appealed, "Only if city council and regional council candidates also become one team can we expect good results in this election."

He further argued, "Among those who were unfairly denied nominations, their contributions to the party and various activities so far should be sufficiently considered from a future-oriented perspective."

Eom stated, "I hope that candidates for mayor from the People Power Party who were eliminated will also be given new opportunities, just as the Democratic Party did," and added, "I have conveyed both the party’s will and public sentiment to the Chungnam Provincial Party."

However, some are concerned that Eom’s remarks about "nominating all candidates" could actually foster internal discord within the party.

A local political figure commented, "With about 30 days left before the election, raising the nomination issue in public could easily escalate into serious internal strife," and noted, "It remains to be seen whether this statement, intended to promote unity within the party, may actually have adverse effects."

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