All Candidates for the Cooperative Head Election, Gather Together!

Gyeongnam Provincial Election Commission Holds Briefings by Districts and Cities

Gyeongnam Provincial Election Commission. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongsangnam-do Election Commission will hold briefing sessions for candidates running in the 3rd Nationwide Simultaneous Cooperative Head Elections by city, county, and district election commissions starting from the 17th.

According to the provincial election commission, the cooperative head election scheduled for March 8 will be held for the third time following the 2015 and 2019 elections, in accordance with the "Act on Election Management for Public Organizations, etc."

Candidate registration will take place from February 21 to 22, and the election campaign period will be 13 days from February 23 to March 7.

Within the province, heads of 170 cooperatives will be elected, including 134 agricultural and livestock cooperatives, 18 fisheries cooperatives, and 18 forestry cooperatives.

The briefing sessions will provide guidance on ▲candidate registration requirements and application procedures ▲methods of election campaigning and prohibited or restricted activities ▲manifesto policy elections, among other topics.

The election commission also plans to communicate policies for preventing and cracking down on violations to eradicate the practice of "money elections."

Detailed schedules can be obtained by contacting the provincial election commission or the city, county, and district election commissions.

A representative from the provincial election commission stated, “This session will focus on guiding candidates on the preparation of registration documents, which vary according to each cooperative’s articles of association, and important information candidates need to know throughout the entire election process,” adding, “We ask all prospective candidates to attend without fail.”

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