Democratic Party Candidates Confirmed for Basic Local Government Heads in Suncheon, Jangheung, and Wando

Suncheon Oh Hageun·Jangheung Kim Seong·Wando Shin Woocheol

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Democratic Party candidates for the basic local government heads of Suncheon, Jangheung, and Wando in Jeonnam for the nationwide simultaneous local elections to be held on June 1 have been confirmed.

According to the Democratic Party Jeonnam Provincial Party on the 6th, Oh Hageun was selected as the candidate for Suncheon mayor, Kim Seong as the candidate for Jangheung county governor, and Shin Woocheol as the candidate for Wando county governor.

Suncheon candidate Oh Hageun won the nomination with 50.17%, narrowly ahead of the incumbent mayor Heo Seok, who received 49.83%, by a margin of 0.34 percentage points.

In Jangheung, candidate Kim Seong (51.95%) defeated candidate Gwak Taesu (48.05%) by a margin of 3.9 percentage points.

In Wando, candidate Shin Woocheol (50.21%) edged out candidate Kim Sin (49.79%) by 0.42 percentage points, taking a step closer to a third-term challenge.

The results of the primaries for the basic local government heads of Yeosu, Gangjin, Damyang, and Muan are scheduled to be announced on the 7th.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party has confirmed 16 candidates for basic local government heads in the Jeonnam region as of today.

The candidates for Yeosu, Gangjin, Damyang, and Muan county governors will have their primary results announced on the 7th, and the Mokpo mayor candidate, who is under suspicion of leaking the party member list, and the Yeongam county governor candidate, who is involved in controversy over encouraging dual voting by party members and will have a re-primary, will hold their primaries on the 7th with results announced the following day.

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