Kim Hyun-ah, a candidate for president of the Seoul Housing and Urban Corporation (SH), who caused controversy over the multi-housing controversy, resigned voluntarily.
Candidate Hyun-ah Kim announced her resignation by leaving a two-sentence message on the social networking service (SNS) post today (1st), "I am resigning as SH president candidate. I am sorry to all the people who supported and criticized me."
Candidate Hyun-ah Kim and her husband own four real estate properties, including an apartment in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul and a shopping mall in Jamwon-dong, Seocho-gu.
When he was asked about this at the city council's personnel hearing on the 27th of last month, he explained, "It was easier for me to buy a house than it is now for my age, and I received a kind of privilege of the times, which increases my assets as house prices rise."
The next day, the Seoul City Council voted on the report of the personnel hearing, which contained an opinion of 'inappropriate' for Kim Hyun-ah.
Candidate Hyun-ah Kim announced on the 29th that she would sell Busan apartments and officetels out of 4 real estate holdings, but criticism did not subside.
In a statement, the Democratic Party of the City Council urged candidate Kim Hyun-ah to voluntarily resign, saying, "It's an all-time high," citing that candidate Kim Hyun-ah strongly criticized the multi-family houses of former Blue House officials, including former chief of staff Roh Young-min.
On the same day, the People's Power of the city council expressed support for it, but the same party's presidential candidate Hong Jun-pyo said on social media, "It is an inappropriate exercise to appoint a multi-residential person to be in charge of supplying low-income housing." urged.