14 Applicants for People Power Party Seoul Mayor By-election Nomination... 9 in Busan
April 7 By-election Nomination Application Deadline
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] The People Power Party has closed the registration for the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-election primary candidates, with 14 applicants for Seoul and 9 for Busan.
The People Power Party announced on the 21st that it has closed the application process for nominations for the by-elections to be held on April 7.
Applicants for the Seoul mayoral nomination included former Liberty Korea Party floor leader Na Kyung-won, former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Seocho District Mayor Cho Eun-hee, former lawmaker Oh Shin-hwan, and former Songpa District Mayor Park Chun-hee. Also registered were former lawmaker Lee Jong-gu, former People Power Party Secretary-General Kim Seon-dong, former Consul General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai Kim Jeong-gi, prospective candidate Kang Seong-hyun, Kim Geun-sik, head of the Seoul Songpa-byeong party committee, former Seoul Athletics Federation President Bae Young-gu, Honorary Chairman of the Korea Foreign Enterprises Association Lee Seung-hyun, former Liberty Korea Party party committee chairman Cho Dae-won, and Han Dae-seong, recipient of the 2014 Global PhD Fellowship.
For the Busan mayoral race, Professor Park Hyung-joon of Dong-A University Graduate School of International Studies, former lawmakers Lee Eon-ju, Park Min-sik, and Lee Jin-bok have completed registration. Also applying were Busan Foreign Language University Honorary Professor Kim Gwi-soon, former Busan Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Park Seong-hoon, current chairman of the Busan Welfare 21 General Volunteer Association Oh Seung-cheol, former Blue House National Task Secretary Office administrator Lee Kyung-man, and Jeon Seong-ha, CEO of LF Energy.
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The Nomination Management Committee will announce the preliminary primary candidates on the 26th after document screening. Four candidates will advance to the main primary from the preliminary round.
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