The Korea Times
Minor Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kuk on Tuesday announced his bid for a parliamentary seat in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, in the upcoming June elections. The Pyeongtaek seat has been left vacant since the election of former Rep. Yi Byeong-jin of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was nullified by the Supreme Court in January over election law violations. "I will become the 13th National Assembly member of the Rebuilding Korea Party and carry out the mission of the times to completely end the insurrection and complete real reform with a heart more passionate than lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea," Cho said during a press conference at the National Assembly, referring to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid in 2024. "As an Assembly member for Pyeongtaek-B (constituency), I will dedicate myself to Pyeongtaek's innovation and leap," he said, pledging to turn the city, located in Gyeonggi Province, into the No. 1 city for quality of life. The re-election for the Pyeongtaek seat will be held concurrently with the June 3 local elections. As of Tuesday mor
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