"48 Incumbent Lawmakers Back Hong's Campaign... Also Reaching Out to Eliminated Candidates Including Na Kyungwon"

Yoo Sangbum: "Balanced Placement of Field Politicians and Experts"
Lee Cheolgyu Also Joins... "Campaign Committee Formed with 777 Members"

The campaign team of Hong Junpyo, former mayor of Daegu and a preliminary presidential candidate for the People Power Party, announced that 48 incumbent lawmakers have joined his campaign.

On the 23rd, Hong's team revealed the formation of the election campaign committee, which includes 777 key personnel. The appointments include: Baek Jongheon as Head of the Health and Welfare Headquarters; Chung Woonchun, former Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, as Head of the National Integration Headquarters; Yeom Dongyeol, former lawmaker, as Head of the Talent Recruitment Headquarters; Park Daedong, former lawmaker, as Head of the Silver Society Vision Headquarters; and Kang Hyosang, former lawmaker, as Head of the Headquarters for Solidarity with the Underprivileged.

On the 20th, at the ASSA Art Hall in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Hong Junpyo, candidate of Group B, is speaking at the first round group debate of the People Power Party's 21st presidential candidate primary election. 2025.4.20 Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

Yoo Sangbum, the campaign’s Chief of General Affairs, stated, "A total of 48 incumbent lawmakers and 54 non-parliamentary figures have joined the campaign committee," adding, "The most notable feature is the balanced placement of field politicians and experts."

Regarding lawmaker Lee Cheolgyu, who joined the campaign, Yoo explained, "Although he was not included in the first round of appointments, he expressed his support for Hong from the beginning and has been active in the campaign," and added, "He is expected to serve as the general chairman overseeing both policy and political affairs."

There are also plans to reach out to other candidates who were eliminated in the first preliminary round (cut-off), including lawmaker Na Kyungwon. Yoo said, "Hong himself will directly contact Na and other eliminated candidates," and added, "We also intend to recruit lawmakers Kim Giheon and Joo Hoeyoung." The plan is to bring in these two senior lawmakers from the Yeongnam region and nominate them as the overall campaign committee chairs, a position that is currently vacant.

Yoo emphasized, "We have named the campaign the '51 Camp' to express our determination to secure more than 51% of the votes in the final four and advance directly to the main election, and we have brought together 777 talented individuals." He added, "We have recruited a large number of experts in innovation fields, as well as incumbent lawmakers and non-parliamentary party chapter heads, placing particular emphasis on discovering future growth engines."