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South Korean politician (born 1989)
Ahn Gwi-ryeong
Ahn in 2023
Born (1989-06-01) June 1, 1989 (age 35)
Gyeongju, South Korea
OccupationPolitician
Political partyDemocratic Party

Ahn Gwi-ryeong (Korean: 안귀령; born June 1, 1989) is a South Korean politician and former newscaster. A former news anchor for Korean broadcasting company YTN, in the 2024 South Korean legislative election she ran in the Dobong A constituency for the Korean Democratic Party and lost. She is currently the Deputy Spokesperson of Democratic Party.

Career

On January 18, 2024, the broadcasting journalists unions for JTBC and the National Union of Media Workers, both released a public statement critical of Ahn Gwi-ryeong and Lee Jeong-heon for leaving broadcasting and joining the Democratic party saying that it was a breach of ethics.

Ahead of the 2024 South Korean legislative election, incumbent In Jae-keun announced that she would not be standing for re-election in Dobong A. On February 23, 2024, the Democratic Party nominated former YTN anchor Ahn Gwi-ryeong as the party's candidate for Dobong A. Despite the constituency's historical preference for candidates from the Democratic Party and predecessor parties, Ahn narrowly lost to Kim Jae-sub of the conservative People Power Party. Kim Jae-sub was one of only three People Power Party candidates to win in Seoul constituencies north of the Han River.

In November 2024, she was fined 700,000 Korean won for violating the Public Official Election Act.

During the declaration of martial law in 2024, Ahn Gwi-ryeong arrived at the National Assembly building around 23:00. She was later seen trying to seize a rifle from a soldier before the latter pointed it at her briefly, prompting her to berate the soldier saying "Aren't you ashamed?" as he walked away. She later told BBC Korean Service that "I didn't think… I just knew we had to stop this." The video was captured by a live stream by online newscaster OhmyNews. Shortly afterwards the clip received 1.2 million views on Youtube. The video then went viral online.

She told Reuters: "I think that the people have already psychologically impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol," Ahn said. "Who could trust a president declaring martial law almost like a child playing games or entrust the nation to such leadership?"

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