People Power Party nominates three-term lawmaker Choo Kyung-ho for Daegu mayor election
Published: 26 Apr. 2026, 19:35
![Rep. Choo Kyung-ho of the People Power Party, accused of obstructing lawmakers from voting to lift martial law on the Dec. 3, 2024, leaves Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 3, 2025, after a court dismissed a request for his arrest warrant. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/04/26/2cb0bb4c-574b-452d-8484-589362dde150.jpg)
Rep. Choo Kyung-ho of the People Power Party, accused of obstructing lawmakers from voting to lift martial law on the Dec. 3, 2024, leaves Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 3, 2025, after a court dismissed a request for his arrest warrant. [YONHAP]
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday nominated three-term lawmaker Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as its candidate for the mayor of Daegu, a major conservative stronghold, for the upcoming June 3 local elections.
Choo, who served as former finance minister and party floor leader, defeated Rep. Yoo Yeong-ha in a party primary to run for mayor in the southern city long regarded as an unwavering bastion for the conservative bloc, the party's nomination committee said.
Choo will face former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, the ruling Democratic Party's nominee.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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