Minor party leader resigns to take responsibility for local election defeat
The leader of the minor opposition New Reform Party stepped down Wednesday to take responsibility for the party's defeat in the June 3 local elections. Rep. Lee Jun-seok announced the decision during a press conference at the National Assembly, saying he had made several proposals to reform the party since the elections but failed to gain sufficient support from within. "This is no one's fault,"…
The minor opposition New Reform Party's leader, Rep. Lee Jun-seok, resigned on Wednesday to assume responsibility for the party's loss in the June 3 local elections, according to a press conference at the National Assembly. The opposition party had failed to secure any of the 16 major mayoral and gubernatorial positions or the 14 parliamentary seats up for grabs, winning only one local council seat.
Rep. Lee expressed his regret, stating that the blame for the defeat lay solely on him as the party leader for his inability to garner sufficient support from within. The resignation came after a turbulent period for the minor party, which saw one of its candidates, Jeong Yi-han, arrested and indicted on charges of staging an assault on himself, allegedly to appeal to voters ahead of the elections.
It is anticipated that Rep. Chun Ha-ram, the party's floor leader, will assume the role of acting party leader upon Lee's departure.
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