2024-02-29 09:04:00
Lee Jae-myung (right), leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Rep. Ahn Min-seok are passing by during a plenary session held at the National Assembly on the 29th. /yunhap news
Choi Seo-won’s daughter Jeong Yu-ra said when Ahn Min-seok, a five-term Democratic Party lawmaker, was cut off (excluded from nomination) in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, his current constituency, “He pushed me off a cliff before I might even take him.”
On the 28th, Mr. Jeong posted a screenshot of an article on his Facebook page saying that the constituencies of Reps. Ahn Min-seok (5th term, Osan, Gyeonggi-do) and Hong Young-pyo (4th term, Bupyeong, Incheon) were selected as strategic nomination areas and said, “In his own argument style, Ahn Min-seok said, “I was going to play a water ghost.” Mr. Jeong also included several ‘ㅋ’ characters, which mean laughter.
Mr. Jeong also captured and posted a post that Rep. Ahn posted on Facebook on the 23rd. Representative Ahn said at the time, “Today, a media outlet published a false report that the Democratic Party selected Osan City as a strategic district,” adding, “The articles that the Party selected Osan City as a strategic nomination district or that Rep. Ahn was notified as being in the bottom 10% are not true at all.” “No,” he said. As if taking aim at this, Mr. Jeong briefly added, “I said no.”
On the 28th, the Democratic Party announced that it had decided on six strategic areas, including Seongbuk in Seoul, Bupyeong in Incheon, Osan and Yongin-gap in Gyeonggi-do, and Seowon and Cheongwon in Cheongju. Then, on the 29th, it was announced that it recommended lawyer Kim Nam-geun, the 10th talent to be recruited, to Seongbuk-eul, Seoul, and KAIST professor Cha Ji-ho, the 25th talent to be recruited, to Osan, Gyeonggi-do. Incheon Bupyeong-eul decided to hold a primary between former National Intelligence Service Deputy Director Park Seon-won and Rep. Lee Dong-ju. In fact, it was interpreted that incumbent members of the constituency Ahn Min-seok, Hong Young-pyo, and Ki Dong-min (re-elected, Seoul Seongbuk) were excluded from the nomination.
In response, Rep. Ahn said on Facebook, “Ahn Min-seok should not be used as a scapegoat just because he is a relative or to ease factional conflicts,” and added, “Out of desperation for Osan’s general election victory, I strongly request that you reconsider the recommendation for Osan’s strategic nomination. “I will give it to you,” he said.
Previously, on the 15th, Mr. Jeong announced his intention to run as an independent candidate on his Facebook page, saying, “I will definitely defeat Rep. Ahn Min-seok.” Mr. Jeong said, “I will not complete the race because I do not have a clear policy,” and added, “I will prevent Ahn Min-seok from running for a sixth term.”
Mr. Jeong said, “My only goal is to confidently ask Ahn Min-seok, ‘Where did you put my 300 trillion won?’ and tell him to bring Yoon Ji-oh. Since I know my subject, I have no goal of finishing.” The reason he wants to run as an independent is because “I only want to defeat Ahn Min-seok without damaging other political parties,” and “I am looking for the lost 300 trillion won.” “Even if only Ahn Min-seok is cut, I think he will have played a role in the democracy of the Republic of Korea,” he said.
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