Future Korea Party and Deobureo Citizen Party Assigned Numbers 4 and 5 Respectively

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The satellite proportional representation parties of the Democratic Party of Korea and the United Future Party, the Deobureo Simindang and the Mirae Hangukdang, occupied numbers 5 and 4 respectively on the 4.15 general election district and proportional representation ballots.

According to the Central Election Commission on the 27th, the common symbols for district candidates were assigned based on the number of seats: the Democratic Party received number 1, the United Future Party number 2, the Minsheng Party number 3, Mirae Hangukdang number 4, Deobureo Simindang number 5, and the Justice Party number 6. Parties with 5 district seats or a previous election vote share of 3% receive a unified national symbol.

As of 6 p.m. that day, the number of seats per party was 120 for the Democratic Party, 95 for the United Future Party, 20 for the Minsheng Party, 17 for Mirae Hangukdang, 8 for Deobureo Simindang, and 6 for the Justice Party.

The proportional representation party vote symbols are also numbered 1 through 6 in the same order; however, since the Democratic Party and the United Future Party did not field proportional representation candidates, the ballot lists number 3 Minsheng Party, number 4 Mirae Hangukdang, number 5 Deobureo Simindang, and number 6 Justice Party in sequence. The People's Party, Open Democratic Party, and others have their party vote symbols determined by lottery.

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