Why Were Yudeokyeol of Dongdaemun-gu, Ryugyeonggi of Jungnang-gu, and Chaehyeonil of Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayors Praised for Voting Early Together with Their Spouses?

Early Voting of Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, and his wife Jeong Seung-kyo

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol, Jungnang-gu Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi, and Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Chae Hyun-il cast their early votes on the 2nd, the first day of early voting for the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election.

In particular, these three mayors attracted more attention by voting early together with their wives rather than voting alone. Moreover, all three couples received applause as the mayors are well-regarded figures and their wives are noted for their beauty.

Yoo Deok-yeol, a prominent politician of Dongdaemun-gu who set the record as a four-term mayor from the 2nd to the 7th term, voted in the Seoul mayoral by-election at the early voting station set up on the 4th floor of Dapsimni 2-dong Community Center at 9 a.m. with his wife, Mrs. Jeong Seung-kyo. After voting, Mayor Yoo said, “Voting is a natural right and duty of the people,” adding, “In these difficult times due to COVID-19, I hope all Seoul citizens participate in voting to exercise their precious vote for a safe future.”

Notably, Mrs. Jeong Seung-kyo, Yoo’s wife, is known to have played the role of the head of the family during a difficult period of eight years after Yoo served as the mayor of Dongdaemun-gu in the 2nd term, working as a professor in the nursing department at Semyung University without any particular events. Accordingly, Mayor Yoo has always shown special affection for his wife, and this year, as Mrs. Jeong reached retirement age, they ended their weekend couple lifestyle and now live together.

Mayor Yoo is famous for voting together with his wife in every election.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, and his wife Kang Young-sook are making a gesture encouraging voting after completing early voting.

Jungnang-gu Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi also cast his vote with his wife, Mrs. Kang Young-sook, at the early voting station set up at the Jungnang-gu Office that morning.

Graduating from Seoul National University’s Department of Political Science, passing the civil service exam, and holding key positions such as Seoul city spokesperson, administrative director, and chief of the planning office, Ryu is regarded as the most capable Administrative Deputy Mayor ever. Since taking office as the 7th term mayor of Jungnang-gu, he has left significant achievements including attracting the SH headquarters and Sejong Center annex to Jungnang-gu and building the Bang Jeong-hwan Learning Center.

In particular, since his inauguration, he has been applauded by Jungnang residents for cleaning neighborhoods once a week together with them.

Mayor Ryu voted together with his wife, Mrs. Kang, who graduated from Ewha Womans University’s College of Pharmacy and is currently working as a pharmacist, encouraging residents to vote.

District Mayor Cha Hyeon-il of Yeongdeungpo-gu and his wife cast their early votes.

Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Chae Hyun-il, born in 1970, is the youngest among the 25 Seoul district mayors of the 7th term and is known for reporting the smallest amount of assets in the public disclosure.

After graduating from Seoul National University’s Department of Political Science, Chae has followed an elite political career path as a key lawmaker’s aide, Seoul mayor’s political aide, and Blue House administrative officer. On this day, he cast his precious vote with his wife at the early voting station in Yeouido-dong.

Mayor Chae has been applauded for his drive to renovate the decades-old street stalls in front of Yeongdeungpo Station, which had not been organized for many years since his inauguration, and is a field-oriented mayor who inspects the area almost daily.

These three mayors showed a beautiful image of political couples by voting side by side with their wives on the first day of early voting for the Seoul mayoral by-election.

A Seoul city district official said, “It is truly beautiful to see the three mayors voting early together with their wives.”

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