PPP ethics committee suspends membership rights of 4 lawmakers
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday decided to suspend the membership rights of four incumbent lawmakers, effectively barring three of them from running in the 2028 general elections. The PPP's ethics committee handed down the disciplinary measures, suspending Rep. Cho Kyung-tae's party membership rights for two and a half years. Reps. Jin Jong-oh, Kwon Young-jin and Suh…
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) has taken disciplinary action against four incumbent lawmakers, suspending their membership rights. This decision effectively prevents three of them from running in the upcoming 2028 general elections. The PPP's ethics committee imposed the suspensions, with Rep. Cho Kyung-tae facing a two and a half year ban, Rep. Jin Jong-oh a two year ban, Rep. Kwon Young-jin a one and a half year ban, and Rep. Suh Bum-soo a six month ban.
Their inability to run under the PPP banner effectively bars them from seeking election in the April 2028 general elections. All four lawmakers are reportedly in conflict with PPP leader Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok. Rep. Cho is accused of making phone calls to lawmakers from other parties to prevent Rep. Park Duk-hyum, a fellow PPP member, from being elected deputy speaker of the National Assembly.
Rep. Kwon was separately accused of physically grabbing PPP floor leader Jeong Jeom-sig during a protest over parliamentary committee assignments. Rep. Jin's punishment stems from supporting independent candidates.
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