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| | Angry residents say disgraced politicians must pay for new elections : National : Home |
 | | In Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, mayor Choi Yong-soo of the GNP was arrested October last year for taking bribes and stepped down from his post. |
 | | On April 20, Dongducheon’s branch of the progressive Democratic Labor Party issued a statement, saying, "The GNP must pay 700 million won in by-election costs." Hong Jae-ung, a leader of the Dongducheon branch of the Democratic Labor Party, said, "24.4 percent of Dongducheon city’s budget is covered by the residents. |
 | | This year, Dongducheon will spend about 700 million won, or nearly a fifth of its annual supplementary budget of 3.2 billion won, to hold the by-election to fill its vacant mayorial post. |
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