Appeals court upholds PPP's exclusion of lawmaker from Daegu mayoral primary

An appeals court on Wednesday dismissed an injunction request by a six-term lawmaker challenging his exclusion from the main opposition People Power Party's (PPP) nomination for Daegu mayor, upholding a lower court's decision. The Seoul High Court rejected the appeal filed by Rep. Joo Ho-young against the PPP nomination committee. The committee had previously excluded Joo and Lee Jin-sook, former head of the Korea Communications Commission, from the party's nomination process, opting to hold a p

By The Korea Herald