2024-03-21 23:15:00
Su-jin Cho, candidate for Kangbuk-eul of the Democratic Party of Korea, is applauding at the ‘Seoul Metropolitan Party Election Committee Inauguration Ceremony’ held at the National Assembly Library in Yeouido, Seoul on the 20th./News 1
On the 22nd, Ahn Kyu-baek, Chairman of the Strategic Nomination Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced a policy of ‘strategic nomination’ for the Gangbuk area of Seoul, where lawyer Soo-jin Cho, who resigned in the past due to controversy over defending sex offenders, was nominated.
Chairman Ahn said on CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’ this morning, “Registration is closed today, so any form of primary is not possible,” and “only strategic nominations are possible.”
Regarding the succession of incumbent lawmaker Park Yong-jin, who lost in the primary, he said, “There is almost no succession to the runner-up.” He continued, “In the general election process, it is rare for the runner-up to win,” and “Because the overall content itself is a factor caused by flaws and defects in the candidate, the rule is to go to a third person.”
Regarding Rep. Park’s mention of strategic nomination candidates, he said, “Wouldn’t it be difficult to be included? I think it’s a very difficult situation.”
Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, visits Bongha Village, Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do on the afternoon of the 19th and pays respects to the gravesite of former President Roh Moo-hyun./News 1
Chairman Ahn said, “There has never been a case where a person who was included in the bottom 10% or 20% or was eliminated during the primary was nominated again except in special cases.” He also said, “There has never been a candidate who gave a third chance to a candidate who had already been given two chances in the primary.”
Chairman Ahn said that Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is currently listening to various opinions. He said, “No matter what the case, we have to produce a candidate who can win, so we need to decide right away in the morning and register in the afternoon.” “I have to go,” he said.
Attorney Soo-jin Cho, who defeated Rep. Park in the primary and was selected as the candidate for Gangbuk, announced his resignation from candidacy early on the morning of the 22nd. After the primary, there was controversy over Attorney Cho’s defense of many sexual assault suspects during his time as a lawyer.
In a post posted on Facebook, Attorney Cho said, “As a lawyer, I always did my best for my clients,” and “But I think my expectations were different from what the people wanted.”
The Democratic Party must nominate a new candidate within the deadline for candidate registration. In Gangbuk-eul, Seoul, a three-person primary was held between Rep. Park, who was initially ranked in the bottom 10% of active lawmakers and received a 30% reduction in primary votes, former Rep. Jeong Bong-ju, and Lee Seung-hoon, vice chairman of the party’s strategic planning committee. Former lawmaker Jeong won, but the party canceled the nomination on the 14th as controversy arose over his false apology to soldiers who suffered damage from North Korea’s wooden box land mines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in 2015.
Accordingly, the possibility of Rep. Park’s nomination succession was discussed, but the party received another nomination application, saying, ‘The runner-up cannot be the winner,’ and held a primary between Rep. Park and Attorney Cho.
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