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Park Young-sun not running for mayor of Seoul… Min-ju, Song Young-gil, Park Ju-min, Kim Jin-ae 3-way match
The Democratic Party of Korea announced on the 23rd, “The party’s emergency response committee requested former Minister Park Young-sun to participate in the candidacy of Seoul mayor in the June 1 local election, but following much deliberation, former Minister Park has conveyed his intention not to run for office.” .
Former Minister Park said on Facebook the day before in a post titled ‘Mother and Politics’, she released a picture of her mother taking care of her ailing mother and said, “It’s very difficult to come up with an answer to this now.”
The Democratic Party plans to finalize the candidates for Seoul mayor through the first and final voting on the 26th and 30th. After the first round of voting, two people are compressed and debated, and then the final candidates are selected through a run-off voting.
Hong Jun-pyo as Daegu Mayor Candidate for People’s Power… Gyeonggi Governor Kim Eun-hye
At a briefing at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 23rd, Jeong Jin-seok, chairman of the People’s Power Nomination Management Committee, announced the results of the election for the heads of three regional groups in Daegu, Gangwon, and Jeju.
The primary election was held for two days from the 21st to the 22nd, and 50% of each of the results of the effective voting by the responsible party members and the public opinion polls were reflected.
In the Daegu mayoral election, Representative Hong, who had Suseong in Daegu as his constituency, won 49.46% (reflecting 10% of his running for active and independent candidates), defeating former Supreme Councilmember Kim Jae-won (26.43%) and Attorney Yoo Young-ha (18.62%) for nomination. won
Seo Jae-heon, former Daegu Dong-gu-gap regional chairperson, who applied for a single nomination as a candidate for the Democratic Party’s Daegu mayor was selected.
Rep. Kim Eun-hye was elected as the governor of Gyeonggi-do. The candidates for Incheon Mayor were former Rep. Yoo Jeong-bok, Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom, former Ulsan Nam-gu Mayor, and Gyeongnam Governor Park Wan-su, respectively, were confirmed.
AhnLab blockchain subsidiary launched, blockchain also expects ‘Ahn Cheol-soo effect’
According to the electronic disclosure system on the 23rd, AhnLab’s largest shareholder is Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the Presidential Takeover Committee with 18.6% stake, and the third largest shareholder is the Wonwon Foundation (9.99%).
With the entry into the blockchain-related business of companies with influential politicians as the largest shareholder, the industry seems to be expecting deregulation and establishment of institutional rights.
AhnLab’s sales last year were 207.272.16 million won, and sales and operating profit are continuously growing in the face of the non-face-to-face era, where demand for cyber security has increased. Despite such growth, AhnLab is working to secure new growth engines by expanding new businesses.
Kim & Chang’s 2 billion won torture controversy
Prime Minister candidate Han Deok-soo explained step by step regarding various controversies surrounding him. In particular, regarding the ‘controversy over Kim & Chang’s high torture fees’, he emphasized that “it may be recognized as a high salary in the eyes of the public.”
In an answer to a written question submitted to the National Assembly’s Personnel Hearing Special Committee on the 23rd, a candidate said, “In determining Kim & Chang’s remuneration, Kim & Chang comprehensively considers my experience and expertise in international trade, economy, and industry. “I understand that it was a judgment call,” he said.
One candidate received a total of 1.97 billion won from 2017 to 2022, when he served as an advisor to Kim & Chang. Prior to this, from November 2002 to July 2003, he worked as an advisor to Kim & Chang and received 151.2 million won.
One candidate said, “During Kim & Chang, he did not work on specific issues of individual companies and was not involved in Lone Star’s acquisition of KEB. I think,” he replied.
Han Dong-hoon “Inspection is complete, if legislation is rushed, the problem will become serious”
On the 23rd, Justice Minister candidate Han Dong-hoon expressed concern over the arbitration proposal for National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok’s ‘completely deprived of the prosecution’s investigative authority’ on the 23rd, saying, “The legislation is being rushed without social consensus.”
A candidate’s personnel hearing preparation team issued a statement on the followingnoon of the same day and said, “With the amendment of the 2020 law (effective January 1, 2021), many side effects and loopholes have been revealed in protecting the common people and responding to corruption, even in the current system. We are concerned that if additional legislation is hastily enacted without careful analysis and social consensus, the problems will be seriously exacerbated,” he said.
Previously, Chairman Park presented to the opposition and opposition parties a proposal for arbitration, including the establishment of a judicial reform special committee to discuss the separation of the prosecution’s direct investigation and prosecution powers, and the establishment of a serious crime investigation agency. The opposition and opposition parties agreed to accept the arbitration bill and to deal with the bill of scrutiny and closure at the plenary session at the end of this month.
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