Ruling Party Gathers in Pyeongtaek: "No to the Fake Democratic Party... Kim Yongnam Is the Real One"

"Kim Yongnam Must Win to Support the Lee Administration"

On the second day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections, the leadership of the Democratic Party visited Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province—considered a key battleground—to campaign in support of Kim Yongnam, the party’s candidate in the Pyeongtaek-eul National Assembly by-election.

Cho Seung-rae, Chief of the Democratic Party's General Election Countermeasures Headquarters, is holding a press conference on the June 3 local elections at the National Assembly on the 28th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Hwang Myungseon, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party, appealed for support for candidate Kim Yongnam, who is running in the Pyeongtaek-eul by-election, during a local headquarters meeting held in Anjung-eup, Pyeongtaek, on the morning of the 30th. He stated, "The Democratic Party candidates must achieve an overwhelming victory in order to strongly support the governance of President Lee Jaemyung."

Hwang also said, "Candidate Kim is a solid candidate from the ruling party who can maintain a hotline with the central government," and explained, "If candidates from the opposition party or minor parties are elected, that hotline will be cut off." This comment was seen as referring to Yoo Eui-dong, the People Power Party candidate, and Cho Kuk, the Cho Kuk Innovation Party candidate, both running in the same district.

Cho Seungrae, Chief of the General Election Countermeasures Headquarters, remarked that the People Power Party was attempting to consolidate conservative support, stating, "If you vote for the fake Democratic Party (Cho Kuk Innovation Party), it could end up benefiting the People Power Party." He further emphasized, "Kim, who was selected by President Lee Jaemyung and nominated by the Democratic Party, is the genuine Democratic Party candidate."

Kang Deukgu, Supreme Council Member, referred to allegations related to candidate Kim, such as the operation of a lending company under a borrowed name, and explained that "all suspicions have been verified and resolved by Chief Cho of the General Election Countermeasures Headquarters." Kim Seungwon, head of the Gyeonggi Provincial Party Committee, added, "Old-fashioned smear politics that resort to hate and digging up others' family matters cannot bring about change in Pyeongtaek."

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