Ahead of the June 3 local elections, all motions for injunctions to suspend the effect of cutoffs filed with the court by preliminary candidates excluded from nomination for People Power Party candidates for Pohang mayor in North Gyeongsang and Jung District chief in Seoul were dismissed.
The Civil Agreement Division 51 of the Seoul Southern District Court (Presiding Senior Judge Kwon Seong-su) on the 2nd dismissed the motions for injunctions to suspend the effect of the cutoffs that former lawmaker Kim Byung-wook and former Pohang Mayor Park Seung-ho filed against the People Power Party.
The motion for an injunction to suspend the effect of the cutoff that Seoul Jung District Council member Gil Ki-young filed against the Seoul chapter of the People Power Party was also dismissed that day.
On the 19th, the People Power Party nomination committee narrowed the field of primary candidates for Pohang mayor from 10 to four. In the process, the former lawmaker Kim and former mayor Park were cut off. They filed for reconsideration with the party and submitted motions for injunctions to the court.
On the same day, the People Power Party Seoul chapter nomination committee solely recommended incumbent Jung District Chief Kim Gil-seong. Council member Gil, who was cut off, argued that the nomination decision should be reviewed from square one.
A conclusion is also expected soon on the motion for an injunction filed by lawmaker Joo Ho-young, who was excluded from the Daegu mayoral nomination.