'Pro-Donghyeok' Cho Kwanghan Withdraws Gyeonggi Provincial Party Chair Candidacy Just Three Days After Announcing Bid

"I decided to set aside my desire to become party chairman"
With the race canceled, Eunye Kim is likely to be elected

Kwanghan Cho, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, has announced that he will not run in the Gyeonggi Provincial Party Chairman election, just three days after expressing his intention to run.

Kwanghan Cho, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Yonhap News

On July 18, through social networking services (SNS), Cho said, "I have decided to set aside my desire to become the provincial party chairman."

Cho, who currently serves as an appointed Supreme Council Member in the leadership of Chairman Donghyuk Jang, commented, "Among Gyeonggi lawmakers, I think both Cheolsoo Ahn and Eunye Kim are outstanding politicians," adding, "If it had been anyone else, I might even have resigned my Supreme Council position to serve as provincial party chairman." He continued, "I hope the new provincial party chairman will set a new milestone in the operation of the provincial party."

Previously, incumbent lawmakers from the Gyeonggi region had agreed to recommend Eunye Kim, a two-term lawmaker, as the next provincial party chairman. However, with Cho's earlier announcement to compete, a contested election was expected.

With Cho's withdrawal from the race, there will no longer be a contest, and it is expected that Eunye Kim will be selected as the next Gyeonggi Provincial Party Chairman through a recommendation process.

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