[Photo] Noh Hyun-song, Gangseo District Mayor, Emphasizes 'Fair and Safe Election'

[Seoul Autonomous District Photo News] Roh Hyun-song, Mayor of Gangseo-gu, Seoul, urges thorough safety management including strict separation of general voters and confirmed patients' routes and disinfection at polling stations until the vote counting ends... Park Jun-hee, Mayor of Gwanak-gu, inspects presidential election polling sites... Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, visits Yangpyeong 1-dong and Yeongdeungpo-bon-dong polling stations a day before the presidential election to check installation status and disinfection preparations... Dongdaemun-gu holds special exhibition commemorating International Women's Day

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Roh Hyun-song, Mayor of Gangseo-gu, inspected the final election preparations in his office on the morning of the 8th.

Since confusion occurred at several polling stations nationwide during the early voting period involving confirmed and quarantined voters, thorough preparations are being made to prevent such confusion from recurring during the main voting.

Mayor Roh stated, “We must ensure that confirmed and quarantined voters can fully exercise their voting rights, such as by directly placing their ballots into the ballot box,” and urged, “Please diligently carry out election support tasks to ensure a fair election.”

He also said, “Since the election is being held amid a rise in confirmed cases, it is essential to separate the routes of general voters and confirmed cases to prevent infection at polling stations, and to strictly adhere to quarantine rules such as disinfection and social distancing, ensuring a safe voting process.”

Park Jun-hee, Mayor of Gwanak-gu, visited two polling stations in Boramae-dong and Jowon-dong, Gwanak-gu, at 4 p.m. on the 8th, one day before the 20th presidential election.

Mayor Park carefully checked and inspected the preparation status on-site to ensure that residents could vote safely and with peace of mind amid the Omicron pandemic.

In particular, Mayor Park said, “We will make every effort to thoroughly manage and disinfect to prevent any confusion in managing ballots for COVID-19 confirmed voters.”

To minimize the spread of Omicron, Gwanak-gu has established strict safety management measures at 102 polling stations in the area, including temperature checks, hand sanitizing, and sufficient social distancing before entering the polling stations.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, visited the site of the 6th polling station in Yeongdeungpo-bon-dong on the afternoon of the 8th to inspect preparations for the presidential election.

One day before the 20th presidential election, Mayor Chae visited the polling stations in Yangpyeong 1-dong and Yeongdeungpo-bon-dong to thoroughly check installation status and quarantine preparations, and met with staff working hard on election affairs to encourage them.

Mayor Chae urged, “Please do your best in election duties and quarantine management for a fair and safe election,” and added, “Especially, please be more thorough in advance preparations to avoid any inconvenience to residents, including voting by confirmed and quarantined individuals.”

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) held a special exhibition in the first-floor lobby of Dongdaemun-gu Office on March 8th in celebration of International Women’s Day.

International Women’s Day is a UN-designated international commemorative day marking the large-scale protests by American women workers demanding women’s suffrage and labor rights. In South Korea, March 8th has been officially designated as a legal commemorative day since 2018.

The exhibition was held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the first-floor lobby of Dongdaemun-gu Office, showcasing the meaning and history of International Women’s Day, along with calligraphy works written by clients of the Women’s Rights Counseling Center (Eirene), adding significance to the event.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “We held this special exhibition to raise residents’ interest in gender equality policies and women-friendly cities on Women’s Day,” and added, “Dongdaemun-gu, as a women-friendly city, will take the lead in promoting women’s rights and achieving gender equality.”

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