People Power Party, By-election Political Newcomer Quota System... Candidate Interviews on 24th and 25th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The People Power Party's by-election nomination management committee approved the operation plan for the rookie track, including additional points for women and newcomers, on the 12th.

Jung Jin-seok, the chairman of the nomination committee, told reporters after the committee meeting held at the National Assembly that "political newcomers are limited to those who have no experience running for public office, and if there are two or more political newcomer candidates in the preliminary primary and no newcomers are among the top four in the primary results, the newcomer with the highest votes will advance to the main primary."

Chairman Jung said, "Additional points for women and newcomers are 20% in the preliminary primary and 10% in the main primary, and they are not applied cumulatively. If a candidate is both a newcomer and a woman, they will receive only 20% additional points in the preliminary primary and 10% in the main primary."

Face-to-face interviews for candidates in the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections will be held on the 24th in Seoul and the 25th in Busan. Chairman Jung stated, "We will announce from the 15th to the 17th, accept applications from the 18th to the 21st, conduct document screening and interviews from the 21st to the 25th, and announce the preliminary primary candidates on the 26th. On the 27th, we plan to hold an explanatory meeting for the preliminary primary candidates."

When asked whether there is any discussion on talent recruitment at the committee level, Chairman Jung said, "There is no such thing. We are proceeding according to our current schedule."

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