Seo Younggyo Withdraws from Democratic Party Floor Leader Race: "Focusing on National Investigation, Legislation and Judiciary Committees"

"I Gave Serious Thought to Running, but Will Focus on My Current Roles"

Seo Younggyo, a member of the Democratic Party who had been considering running for the party floor leader, announced on the 26th that she would not run.

On the same day, Assemblywoman Seo wrote on Facebook, "As someone who ran for floor leader in 2025, I seriously considered running again," adding, "This time, I will focus on doing my best in my roles and duties as chair of the National Assembly investigation committee and as chair of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee."

At the interim briefing held at the National Assembly on the 13th, Seo Younggyo, a Democratic Party member and chair of the Special Committee for the Truth Investigation on Political Prosecutors’ Fabricated Indictment Suspicions under the Yoon Seokyeol administration, explained the connections between cases by presenting the arrest consent bill submitted to the National Assembly during President Lee Jae-myung’s representative period. Yonhap News

Seo currently serves as chair of the Special Committee for the Truth Investigation on Political Prosecutors’ Fabricated Indictment Suspicions under the Yoon Seokyeol administration, as well as the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

The Democratic Party floor leader election will be held on the 6th of next month. While lawmakers such as Park Jeong and Baek Hyeryeon are considering running, there is growing support within the party for nominating former floor leader Han Byungdo, who has formally declared his bid for re-election.

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