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Ex-Broadcasting Watchdog Chief Says She Will Not Run for Daegu Mayor

Summary by The Korea Times
Lee Jin-sook, a former broadcasting watchdog chief under ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, said Saturday she would not run for the Daegu mayorship after being excluded from the main opposition People Power Party's (PPP) primary. The former head of the Korea Media and Communications Commission has left open the option of running as an independent candidate in the June 3 local elections since her exclusion from the party's nomination process …

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Lee Jin-sook, a former broadcasting watchdog chief under ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, said Saturday she would not run for the Daegu mayorship after being excluded from the main opposition People Power Party's (PPP) primary. The former head of the Korea Media and Communications Commission has left open the option of running as an independent candidate in the June 3 local elections since her exclusion from the party's nomination process …

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Lee Jin-sook Not Running for Daegu Mayor: "The Heart of Conservatism Cannot Be Handed Over to the Left." Lee Jin-sook, former Chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission, who was excluded from the nomination cut-off during the People Power Party's primary for the Daegu mayoral election, announced on the 25th that she would not run for mayor of Daegu in the June 3 local elections. On this day, former Chairperson Lee held a press conference…

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The final candidate between Choo Kyung-ho and Yoo Young-ha will be announced on the 26th, setting up a 1-on-1 contest between the Democratic Party and the People Power Party. Following Rep. Joo Ho-young, former Korea Communications Commission Chairwoman Lee Jin-sook declared on the 25th that she would not run for mayor of Daegu, bringing the conflict surrounding the People Power Party's nomination for the Daegu mayoral election to a temporary cl…

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조선일보 broke the news on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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