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Park Ki-hong, husband of Yong Hye-in, elected third to Basic Income Party leadership

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Park Ki-hong was elected to the Basic Income Party’s 최고위원 leadership body, placing third among four candidates with 20.85% of the vote.
  • Former co-leader Oh Joon-ho won the party leadership unopposed with 93.89%.
  • Park said the party would explain the various allegations one by one.

Park Ki-hong, the husband of Ministerial Nominee for Gender Equality and Family Yong Hye-in, has been elected to the Basic Income Party’s 최고위원 leadership body.

The party held its leadership election from the third to the sixth and announced the results on the seventh. Park placed third in the race, in which three of the four candidates were elected, behind Noh Seo-young and Shin Ji-hye. He received 20.85% of the vote, while candidate Noh Chi-hye failed to win a seat.

Park, who serves as the party’s deputy director for strategic planning, attended the party’s 최고위원 meeting after the result. Asked about various allegations, he said only, “The party will explain them one by one.”

Former co-leader Oh Joon-ho won the party chair election unopposed with 93.89% of the vote. Oh served as co-leader alongside Yong from 2022 to 2024 and previously worked as an aide in Yong’s parliamentary office.

The party will explain them one by one.

· Park Ki-hongHe made the brief comment after attending the party leadership meeting, in response to questions about various allegations.
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