{"id":253164,"date":"2026-03-26T17:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/26\/korean-politics-turmoil-governor-kim-young\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:34:01","slug":"korean-politics-turmoil-governor-kim-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/03\/26\/korean-politics-turmoil-governor-kim-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Politics in Turmoil: Why Governor Kim Young-hwan and Mayor Lee Beom-seok Were Cut Off from the Ruling Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result. <\/p>\n<p>[iNews24 reporter Lee Yong-min] Following its decision to exclude incumbent North Chungcheong Governor Kim Young-hwan, the People Power Party has also removed Cheongju Mayor Lee Beom-seok from its slate of endorsed candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The People Power Party&#8217;s Candidate Review Committee (chair Lee Jung-hyun) announced on March 26 the results of its 15th candidate recommendation review for the nationwide local elections, which included Mayor Lee&#8217;s exclusion from the party slate.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2023-0087\/image-e17ccede-6091-414b-8f62-08105ee3ea99.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp;  Cheongju Mayor Lee Beom-seok. 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[Photo=iNews24 DB]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The committee said it conducted a comprehensive assessment of local conditions and decided to hold a three-way primary among Seo Seung-woo, Son In-seok, and Lee Uk-hee to select the party&#8217;s nominee for Cheongju mayor in North Chungcheong Province.<\/p>\n<p>Specific dates and other primary details will be confirmed at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>The committee said, &#8220;We will maintain an innovative and transparent nomination process so that the wishes of party members and citizens are fully reflected in all future procedures, and we will field the strongest candidate to revitalize the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The People Power Party excluded incumbent Governor Kim Young-hwan and Mayor Lee Beom-seok from candidacy in local 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