A court on the 31st granted an injunction filed by Kim Young-hwan, the North Chungcheong governor, to suspend the effect of the People Power Party nomination committee's decision to "cut off (exclude)" him from the June 3 local elections.
The Civil Agreement Division 51 of the Seoul Southern District Court (Presiding Senior Judge Kwon Sung-soo) granted on this day the injunction Kim filed against the People Power Party.
With the injunction granted on this day, Kim is expected to join the upcoming primary for the North Chungcheong governor nomination as a candidate. This is because the People Power Party nomination committee finalized a policy of a "full primary" in which all applicants participate.
The People Power Party nomination committee cut off Kim, who applied for the North Chungcheong governor nomination, on the 16th. Ahead of the June 3 local elections, Kim became the first incumbent head of a metropolitan or provincial government to be cut off by the People Power Party.
Kim filed for an injunction the following day, but on the 20th the People Power Party nomination committee maintained its previous decision and decided to select the North Chungcheong governor candidate through a primary among the other applicants.