Democratic Party Confirms Candidates for 9 Electoral Districts in Gyeongbuk Region ... 4 More to Be Recruited

By-election for Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly in Yeongyang

Nomination of Kim Sang-hoon, CEO of Hanbi Construction

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Party Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea confirmed the nomination of candidates for 9 out of 13 National Assembly constituencies in Gyeongbuk and 1 by-election for city and provincial councilors, following the Central Party Nomination Management Committee's single nomination of Professor Kim Sang-woo from Andong University for the Andong-si Yecheon-gun constituency on the 23rd.

The regions with single nominations this time include Oh Jung-gi, former Senior Administrative Officer of the Presidential Secretariat, for Pohang-si Buk-gu; Han Young-tae, former Gyeongju City Council member, for Gyeongju-si; Hwang Tae-seong, former Democratic Party Gyeongju City Regional Chairman, for Gimcheon-si; Kim Sang-woo, professor at Andong University, for Andong-si Yecheon-gun; Kim Cheol-ho, former Democratic Party Gumi Gap Regional Chairman, for Gumi-si Gap; Lee Yoon-hee, Senior Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party Gyeongbuk Provincial Party Committee, for Sangju-si Mungyeong-si; and Jeong Seok-won, adjunct professor at Silla University, for Goryeong-gun Seongju-gun Chilgok-gun.

Democratic Party Gyeongbuk Provincial Party Committee.

Additionally, the two constituencies classified as competitive primaries, Pohang-si Nam-gu Ulleung-gun and Gumi-si Eul, completed their nominations through party member and public opinion surveys, with Kim Sang-heon, former Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly member, nominated for Pohang-si Nam-gu Ulleung-gun, and Kim Hyun-kwon, former National Assembly member, nominated for Gumi-si Eul, thus finalizing nominations for all 9 constituencies.

A Democratic Party Gyeongbuk Provincial Party Committee official stated, "The four remaining constituencies?Yeongju, Yeongyang, Bonghwa, Uljin; Yeongcheon, Cheongdo; Gyeongsan; and Uiseong, Cheongsong, Yeongdeok?will undergo additional recruitment and are planned to be finalized around mid-March."

For the by-election of the provincial councilor in Yeongyang-gun, held concurrently with the general election, Kim Sang-hoon, Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party Gyeongbuk Provincial Party Committee, was confirmed as the nominee. Vice Chairman Kim previously served as CEO of Hanmi Construction and as a patent information search instructor for KAIST EMDEC.

The Democratic Party Gyeongbuk Provincial Party Committee (Chairperson Lim Mi-ae) held a joint press conference for candidates at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly on the 22nd, announcing the first and second pledges focusing on providing basic income to children born in non-metropolitan areas and prioritizing local students in admissions. Following this, on the 26th, they held a policy briefing session tailored to the top 10 life-cycle pledges at the Daegu City Party Office, intensifying their efforts for a policy-driven election.

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