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| ▲ In this Dec. 24, 2025, file photo, presidential spokesperson Kim Nam-joon speaks during a press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. (Yonhap) |
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Presidential spokesperson offers to resign to run in upcoming local elections
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Presidential spokesperson Kim Nam-joon submitted his resignation Friday to run for the June local elections, just five months after he was appointed to the post.
"I have decided to resign to run in Incheon's Gyeyang-B district in the June elections," Kim told reporters.
Kim is considered a close confidant of President Lee Jae Myung, having served as his chief secretary during Lee's time as a lawmaker and as press secretary when Lee was governor of Gyeonggi Province.
The Gyeyang-B district was also the constituency represented by Lee during his time as a lawmaker.
Kim was appointed as a second spokesperson to serve alongside Kang Yu-jung in September last year.
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