Former Chairman of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council Kim Ji-su has been strategically nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for the Changwon Uichang District by-election.

Former Chairman of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council Kim Ji-su has been strategically nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for the Changwon Uichang District by-election.

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Democratic Party of Korea has strategically nominated Kim Jisoo, former chairman of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council, as the candidate for the by-election for the National Assembly seat in Uichang District, Changwon City, Gyeongnam.


On the 6th, the Democratic Party announced that Lee Jae-myung, former presidential candidate and standing advisor, will run as the candidate for the by-election in Gyeyang-eul, Incheon; former lawmaker Kim Byung-kwan will run in Seongnam Bundang-gap, Gyeonggi; and former chairman Kim Jisoo will run in Uichang, Changwon, Gyeongnam.


Previously, Kim Han-kyu, former political secretary of the Presidential Secretariat, was nominated for Jeju-eul; Kim Yong-rak, regional chairman, for Suseong, Daegu; Won Chang-mook, former mayor of Wonju City, for Wonju-gap, Gangwon; and Na So-yeol, regional chairman, for Boryeong Seocheon, Chungnam.


With a briefing by Chief Spokesperson Ko Yong-jin on the same day, all strategic candidates for the seven by-election districts of the Democratic Party were finalized.



Former Chairman Kim officially declared his candidacy for the by-election in Uichang District, Changwon City, Gyeongnam, in front of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council on the 2nd, and is expected to begin full-scale election campaigning thereafter.


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