Democratic Party Gwangju Branch Starts 'Innovative Nomination'... Over 30% Youth Candidates in Next Year's Local Elections

Four New 'Youth Competitive Electoral Districts' Designated for Metropolitan Council Members; Four 'Women Competitive Electoral Districts' Maintained

Yoon Young-deok, head of the Democratic Party Gwangju Provincial Election Planning Team, is holding an "interim briefing" on the morning of the 16th to announce the nomination direction.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Democratic Party of Korea's Gwangju Metropolitan City Party has set a plan to nominate more than 30% youth candidates in next year's local elections.

The Democratic Party's Gwangju City Party Local Election Planning Team announced on the 16th that after two meetings on the 12th and 15th, they finalized the nomination direction for the 8th nationwide simultaneous local elections.

First, for the first time among city and provincial parties nationwide, four 'Youth Competitive Electoral Districts' will be newly designated in the metropolitan council electoral districts.

A significant increase in the youth nomination rate for metropolitan council members is expected, ensuring substantial opportunities for youth political participation.

Along with this, four 'Women Competitive Electoral Districts' will be maintained. The Women Competitive Electoral District system has been uniquely operated by the Gwangju City Party since the 6th local elections. In the last local elections, it recorded a 34.8% female nomination rate, contributing to the expansion of women's political participation.

For the metropolitan proportional representation, a young woman will be recommended as number one to realize the vision of the 'Young Democratic Party with the Future of Gwangju.'

Additionally, at least one woman or youth candidate will be mandatorily nominated in all basic council electoral districts. This measure to expand women's and youth's political participation is expected to contribute to securing diversity in the council.

Other undecided matters will be finalized after meetings and opinion gathering scheduled for next week.

Yoon Youngdeok, member of the National Assembly and head of the Gwangju City Party Local Election Planning Team, said, "This is the start of Lee Jae-myung's innovative nominations," adding, "It is a decision to maintain over 30% female nominations and achieve 30% youth nominations, with particularly groundbreaking expectations for youth participation."

He continued, "The Gwangju City Party is making leading efforts nationwide while preparing for the local elections," and added, "We will prepare well and strive even harder to provide new hope to citizens concerned about Gwangju's future."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.