执政韩国民主党前院内代表金柄基决定不挑战伦理委员会关于受贿和不当行为指控的开除决定，直接退党。周一在国会举行的新闻发布会上，他表示旨在避免党内任何不和。金柄基承诺全力配合正在进行的调查，并提交证明其清白的证据。
韩国民主党议员金柄基于2026年1月19日在首尔国会举行新闻发布会，宣布其退党意向。他表示不会寻求对党的伦理委员会上周一表决的开除他的决定的重新审议，该决定系因受贿和其他不当行为指控所致。伦理委员会在金柄基拒绝自愿辞职后采取行动，尽管党内领导层要求其辞职。「如果党内哪怕有丝毫分歧，或因我给同僚带来任何负担，我决定完全承担责任，」他说。「我不寻求复议，并退党。」「我将彻底配合调查，并提交所有相关证据以证明我的清白，」他补充道。金柄基要求党的最高委员会而非议员总会最终确定开除，因为党规规定现任议员开除需获得议员多数批准。他上月因涉嫌受到优惠待遇、滥用职权以及妻子滥用市议会信用卡用于个人开支的指控，从院内代表职位辞职。此事已使民主党内部关系紧张，他的离党可能有助于缓解内部紧张。
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Following his recent declaration of candidacy, the ruling Democratic Party unanimously nominated former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum as its sole candidate for Daegu mayor in the June 3 local elections, aiming to break the city's conservative dominance. Separately, a court rejected a People Power Party lawmaker's challenge to his nomination exclusion.
Rival parties continued to clash on May 4 over the ruling Democratic Party's (DP) push for a special counsel bill to probe alleged evidence fabrication by the prosecution under the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration. The bill targets 12 ongoing cases, including eight linked to President Lee Jae Myung. The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) denounced it as an unconstitutional bid to shield Lee.
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Lee Jin-sook, former Korea Communications Commission chief, announced Saturday she is stepping down as a preliminary candidate for Daegu mayor. Excluded from the People Power Party's primary, she opted to support the party's nominee rather than run independently amid fears of a Democratic Party win. The primary concludes Sunday ahead of the June 3 local elections.