Candidate Registration for the 21st 4·15 General Election on April 26-27

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Election Commission announced on the 25th that the registration of candidates for the 21st National Assembly election will take place on the 26th and 27th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the respective district election commissions.

To run for the National Assembly election, one must be a South Korean citizen aged 25 or older as of the election day and must not fall under any disqualifications for candidacy as stipulated in the Public Official Election Act.

District candidates recommended by political parties must attach a recommendation letter stamped with the party seal and the representative's official seal of the recommending party, while independent candidates must attach a recommendation letter signed or sealed by eligible voters. The deposit is 15 million won.

Even after completing candidate registration, official election campaigning is allowed starting from April 2.

However, once registered as a candidate, one is also considered a preliminary candidate and may conduct election campaigning permitted for preliminary candidates.

Starting from this election, political parties recommending candidates for proportional representation National Assembly elections must submit materials (such as meeting minutes) proving that the candidates were recommended through democratic screening and voting procedures.

Also, due to the amendment of Article 56 (Deposit) of the Public Official Election Act, the deposit for proportional representation National Assembly elections has been lowered from the previous 15 million won to 5 million won.

The status of candidate registration will be disclosed on the Central Election Commission's election statistics system (http://info.nec.go.kr).

Information on candidates' assets, military service, criminal records, academic background, tax payment, and public office election candidacy history will be disclosed until the election day, and from the 5th of next month, election brochures submitted by parties and candidates can be checked through the Policy and Pledge Informer (http://policy.nec.go.kr).

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