Jeong Junho, Gwangju Mayor Preliminary Candidate, Urges Democratic Party Gwangju Public Relations Committee to 'Realize the Value of Fairness'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeong Junho, a preliminary candidate for mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, stated, "I urge a merciless crackdown on attempts by the nomination committee to favor certain candidates and groups."

Jeong said, "There have been rumors that the decision to designate special election districts for women and youth in the Gwangju Metropolitan Council nominations was made to favor a specific person among local National Assembly members. As recently reported by a local daily newspaper, the nominees for each district are practically predetermined. There is widespread suspicion that the city party chairman and local committee chairpersons exerted influence."

He continued, "If two candidates compete in each of the eight districts, the probability that all the rumored nominees will be nominated is only 0.36%. If all the rumored nominees are nominated, regardless of the truth, the status of Kim Jong-gu's nomination committee will plummet. Please do not allow the 0.36% miracle to happen," he appealed.

He also emphasized, "I heard that a certain mayoral candidate requested local committee chairpersons, with whom he is friendly, to preselect city and district council members at the local committee level and dispatch them to his (mayoral candidate's) campaign, bypassing the nomination committee procedures. This must never happen."

He added, "The mere rumor of National Assembly member nominations creates a dynamic where candidates gain relative advantages, which is an uncomfortable reality in Gwangju. If there are any such attempts as mentioned above, I ask that a crackdown be prepared regardless of who is involved."

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