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Minor liberal party chief Cho Kuk announces bid for parliamentary seat in Pyeongtaek for June elections

Published: 14 Apr. 2026, 13:55 Updated: 16 Apr. 2026, 18:16

Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kuk announces his bid for a parliamentary seat in the June elections at the National Assembly in Jongno District, central Seoul, on April 14. [YONHAP]

Minor Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kuk on Tuesday announced his bid for a parliamentary seat in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, 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 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," 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 forward," he said, pledging to turn the city, located about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Seoul, into the No. 1 city for quality of life.

The re-election for the Pyeongtaek seat will take place concurrently with the June 3 local elections.

As of Tuesday morning, seven people had registered as preliminary candidates for the district, including four from the main opposition People Power Party.

Yonhap