Lee Honggi, Geochang County Governor Candidate, Condemns People Power Party Gyeongnam Nomination Committee: "Will Use All Means Including Injunction Request"

Press Conference at Campaign Office on the 21st: Strong Objection to Primary Exclusion
"I Absolutely Cannot Accept the Decision... Filing Objection with Central Party and Pursuing Legal Action"
Calls for Announcement of Primary Results and Resignation of Committee Chair

Lee Honggi, a preliminary candidate for county governor of Geochang from the People Power Party, strongly criticized the Gyeongnam Provincial Party Nomination Management Committee's decision to exclude him from the primary, announcing that he will respond head-on by filing an objection with the party’s central headquarters and seeking a court injunction.

Candidate Lee held a press conference at his campaign office at 3 p.m. on the 21st, stating, "The Gyeongnam Provincial Party Nomination Management Committee excluded me from the Geochang county governor primary on the 20th, citing allegations of party member list leaks. However, this is an unjust decision that disregards fact-checking and fair procedures."

He criticized, "The allegations of party member list leaks raised by some parties are completely unrelated to me. I submitted an explanatory statement and a fact-confirmation document to the provincial party on the 15th, yet the committee reflected only the unilateral claims of other candidates without any investigation or review."

[Photo by Hongki Lee, Candidate Lee Hongki's Election Campaign Office] Candidate Lee Hongki is holding a press conference at the election campaign office at 3 p.m. on the 21st.

He went on to explain the background of his public response, saying, "I refrained from responding until now out of concern for escalating conflict among county residents, but this decision seriously undermines the democratic process and the fairness of the nomination."

Lee called on the provincial party nomination committee to clearly explain the following: the reason for not announcing the results of the Geochang county governor primary; the reason for not announcing only the Geochang results, unlike in the Haman county case; the specific grounds for determining a connection between the candidate and the alleged party member list leak; and its position on suspicions of strategic nominations and backroom deals favoring a particular candidate.

In particular, he stressed, "I absolutely cannot accept the decision of the Gyeongnam Provincial Party Nomination Management Committee. I will immediately file objections with both the provincial and central party nomination committees and seek a court injunction to suspend the effectiveness of the primary at the Changwon District Court. I will use every possible means to correct this unjust action."

He also urged, "The committee’s decision on the Geochang county governor primary on April 20 should be immediately canceled, and the responsible committee chair should resign at once."

Meanwhile, the nomination landscape for the Geochang county governor race is expected to reach a critical turning point depending on the future response of the Gyeongnam Provincial Party Nomination Management Committee, the central party’s judgment, and the court’s ruling.

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