People Power Party Gwangju Branch Finalizes 15 Candidates for June 1 Local Elections
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The People Power Party's Gwangju Metropolitan City Party announced on the 4th that it has finalized the candidates who will run in the 8th nationwide local elections to be held on June 1.
The central party of the People Power Party held an executive meeting on the same day and approved the recommendation of candidates running in the Gwangju area.
There are a total of 15 candidates running in the Gwangju area: 1 for Gwangju Mayor, 3 for basic local government heads, 2 for proportional representatives of metropolitan council members, 7 for basic council members, and 2 for proportional representatives of basic council members.
For Gwangju Mayor, candidate Ju Gi-hwan, Dong-gu District Chief candidate Yang Hye-ryeong, Nam-gu District Chief candidate Kang Hyun-gu, and Buk-gu District Chief candidate Kang Baek-ryong have thrown their hats into the ring.
There are a total of 3 youth candidates: Park Jin-woo (born 1993), candidate for basic council member in Dong-gu A, Jeong Hyun-ro (born 1999), candidate for basic council member in Nam-gu B, and Kwak Seung-yong (born 1994), candidate for basic council member in Buk-gu D.
Kim Yong-im, advisory committee member of the Presidential Transition Committee, and Kim Soon-ok, spokesperson for the People Power Party Gwangju Metropolitan City Party election campaign committee, were listed as numbers 1 and 2 for proportional representatives of metropolitan council members, where seats are allocated based on party vote counts.
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Kim Hyun-jang, chairman of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Party, said, “We will do our best with the goal of electing one proportional representative metropolitan council member and three youth basic council members,” adding, “The political sphere in Gwangju must also change from a Democratic Party monopoly system to a system with checks and balances.”
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