Reform New Party's Lee Won-wook and Cho Eung-cheon "Running in Constituency"... Lee Jun-seok "Considering His Position"

Three-term lawmaker Lee Won-wook (Gyeonggi Hwaseong) and first-term lawmaker Jo Eung-cheon (Gyeonggi Namyangju Gap), who joined the Reform New Party, announced on the 13th that they will run in their existing constituencies in the April 10 general election.

At a press conference held at the National Assembly Communication Office on the same day, the two lawmakers stated, "Jo Eung-cheon will run as the Reform New Party candidate in Namyangju, and Lee Won-wook will run in Hwaseong with a do-or-die determination in this general election."

They added, "We will put an end to hate politics and prove that a third-space party can succeed," emphasizing, "We will create innovation, alternatives, and unity in our constituencies."

Lee Won-wook and Cho Eung-cheon Announce Candidacy for General Election
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Han Sang-gyun = Reform New Party members Lee Won-wook and Cho Eung-cheon held a press conference at the National Assembly on the 13th to announce their candidacy. On the far right is Co-Leader Lee Jun-seok.
Having left the Democratic Party, they will run in their original constituencies of Hwaseong and Namyangju. February 13, 2024
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Earlier, in November of last year, they formed 'Principles and Common Sense,' a non-mainstream group within the Democratic Party, and on the 10th of last month, they left the Democratic Party of Korea.

At the press conference, Lee Jun-seok, co-representative of the Reform New Party, who attended together, responded about his candidacy after the conference, saying, "I am considering various strategic options."

Lee said, "Both Representative Lee Nak-yeon and I are contemplating whether to seek symbolic significance in the Honam or Yeongnam regions, or to run in the metropolitan area alongside other lawmakers. We are keeping all strategies open and will announce our decision promptly once it is made."

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