Oh Jun-ho Elected New Leader of Basic Income Party; Yong Hye-in's Spouse Wins Supreme Council Seat

The Basic Income Party announced that it has elected former Co-leader Oh Jun-ho as its new party leader.

Running uncontested for party leader in the party's second-half simultaneous party official election, Oh was elected with a final vote share of 93.89% (1,276 votes from registered party members and 173 votes from delegates).

Oh served as co-leader of the party alongside Minister of Gender Equality and Family Yong Hye-in from 2022 to 2024, and currently serves as the head of the Basic Income Policy Research Institute, the party's policy think tank.

He also ran as the Basic Income Party's presidential candidate in the 20th presidential election.

In the Supreme Council election, party spokesperson Noh Seo-young finished first with a final vote share of 35.16%, while incumbent Supreme Council Member Shin Ji-hye placed second with 28.50%.

Park Ki-hong, the strategic planning deputy secretary-general and husband of Minister Yong, secured 20.85% of the vote to win a seat in third place.

During the Supreme Council meeting held today, Oh stated, "Minister Yong Hye-in and the Basic Income Party will run together to ensure the Lee Jae-myung administration's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family delivers results," adding, "We will do our utmost to make the Lee Jae-myung administration's gender equality policies more successful than any previous administration."

Regarding the controversies raised by some circles concerning a hidden-influence organization, Oh drew a clear line, saying, "I want to state clearly that this is completely untrue," and warned, "If the People Power Party or certain media outlets repeatedly and maliciously insult the party's democratic order and spread fake news, we will respond legally."

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