Cho Kuk says candidate merger 'effectively over,' vows solo victory

Cho Kuk, the Rebuilding Korea Party candidate in the Pyeongtaek-eul National Assembly by-election, said Monday that talks on a candidate merger with Democratic Party of Korea nominee Kim Yong-nam are "effectively over" and that he intends to win the race on his own.

Speaking to reporters after a campaign rally at Anjung Market in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Cho urged voters to join him in "rooting out the insurrection forces," warning that those forces "are rallying with everything they have" and that "alarm bells are going off across the country."

Asked about the recent exchange of negative attacks with Democratic Party candidate Kim Yong-nam, Cho called it "a natural part of the election process" and said he expects to align with the Democratic Party after the June 3 local elections.

"Even within the Democratic Party, candidates fight fiercely against each other in nomination contests — take the Seoul mayoral race, for example," he said. "Looking at the bigger picture, I believe we will work together after June 3. I don't think I should be doing small-minded politics. I need to think big."

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