People Power Party Chungcheong Nominations: Kim Taeheum for Chungnam Governor... Kim Younghwan and Noh Youngmin Compete for Chungbuk Governor

Daejeon Former Lawmaker Jangwoo Lee
Sejong Former Chief Secretary Minho Choi

Jung Jin-seok, Chairman of the People Power Party's Nomination Management Committee, is announcing the results of the June 1 local election primaries for the metropolitan governors of Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam at the National Assembly on the 21st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Hyunji Kwon] The People Power Party's Nomination Management Committee announced on the 21st that Representative Kim Tae-heum has been confirmed as the candidate for the Chungnam governor in the local elections scheduled for June 1. Former four-term lawmaker Kim Young-hwan was selected as the candidate for Chungbuk governor, former two-term lawmaker Lee Jang-woo for Daejeon mayor, and former Prime Minister's Secretary Choi Min-ho for Sejong mayor.

Jung Jin-seok, chairman of the People Power Party's Nomination Committee, announced the results of the primary elections for the Chungcheong regional heads on the same day.

The nomination results are interpreted as heavily reflecting 'Yoon's influence.' Since the primary was held about a month after the presidential election, it is believed that how close the candidates were to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol influenced the voting. The primary results were based equally on valid votes from responsible party members and general public opinion polls.

In the case of the Chungnam governor, it was reported that President-elect Yoon personally called Representative Kim, who was preparing for the floor leader election, to request his participation in the local election. Former Representative Kim, selected as the Chungbuk governor candidate, joined Yoon's presidential campaign saying he would work 'without any official position' and was appointed as a special adviser to President-elect Yoon. Former Representative Lee, the Daejeon mayor candidate, served as head of the Organization Headquarters 1 in Yoon's campaign and acted as co-chairman of the Daejeon joint election countermeasures committee during the candidate period.

The Democratic Party candidates who will compete against the People Power Party candidates are expected to be finalized in early next month. Except for former Representative Noh Young-min, who was the presidential secretary to President Moon Jae-in and was confirmed as the Chungbuk governor candidate through a single nomination, the Democratic Party's main primaries for Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungnam will be held from the 22nd to the 25th. In Sejong, where three candidates?Bae Seon-ho, Lee Chun-hee, and Cho Sang-ho?have entered, a runoff vote will be held between the 28th and the 1st of next month.

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