Chungbuk Governor Race: Why Two Candidates Boycotted Registration Amid Rule Changes
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Yun Gap-geun and Yun Hee-geun, People Power Party preliminary candidates for governor of North Chungcheong Province, boycotted registration for the party’s final primary to demand changes to the primary rules.
On the 25th, the People Power Party said its central committee had accepted registration applications for the North Chungcheong gubernatorial final primary the previous day, but the two candidates withheld their registrations.
Registering for the final primary is a procedural step that allows the party to hold debates, conduct opinion polling and carry out other elements of the primary process.
The two candidates made the decision after protesting an additional filing by fellow preliminary candidate Kim Soo-min and demanding a revision of the primary rules.
Only Kim Soo-min completed her registration and was assigned ballot number 2.
The central party said it will decide by the 26th whether to change the primary rules and will notify the preliminary candidates. The two candidates said they will discuss their next steps based on the central party’s decision.
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