Yong Hye-In Parliamentary Seat
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South Korean Basic Income Party lawmaker Yong Hye-in says she may retain her proportional-representation seat if appointed gender equality minister. She argues that resigning could leave her party without a parliamentary seat, while another account says she gives no answer on the issue.
Na Kyung-won accuses Yong Hye-in of holding seat to protect 1.1 billion won in party funding
People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won accused Basic Income Party lawmaker Yong Hye-in of refusing to give up her proportional-representation seat because doing so could cost her party about 1.1 billion won in state subsidies. Yong has been nominated as minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. Na argued that the Basic Income Party could lose its eligibility for party subsidies if …
Former lawmaker Jang Hye-young attacks Yong Hye-in over ‘satellite party’ seats
Former Justice Party lawmaker Jang Hye-young has publicly criticized Yong Hye-in, a Basic Income Party lawmaker nominated as a candidate for minister of gender equality and family. Jang accused Yong o…
Yong Hye-in plans to keep her parliamentary seat even if appointed minister, breaking convention
Yong Hye-in says she intends to remain a lawmaker even if she becomes South Korea’s minister of gender equality and family, departing from the usual practice for proportional-representation legislator…
Yong Hye-in Says Resigning as Lawmaker Would Leave Basic Income Party Without a Parliamentary Seat
Yong Hye-in, the sole lawmaker of South Korea's Basic Income Party, says resigning her proportional-representation seat could remove the party from parliament altogether. Yong, who has been nominated …
Yong Hye-in signals she may keep parliamentary seat after becoming minister
Yong Hye-in, a lawmaker from South Korea’s Basic Income Party, has indicated that she plans to retain her proportional-representation seat after being appointed minister of gender equality and family,…
Yong Hye-in Gives No Answer on Whether She Will Keep Proportional Seat
Yong Hye-in avoided questions about her parliamentary seat as she arrived at the National Assembly on August 31, keeping open the possibility of serving as minister while remaining a proportional-repr…
