Democratic Party's Kim Kyung-ji Confirmed as Unified Opposition Candidate for Busan Geumjeong-gu Mayor

Kim Kyung-ji, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate, has been selected as the unified opposition candidate for the upcoming by-election for the mayor of Geumjeong District, Busan, scheduled for the 16th.

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On the 6th, Cheon Jun-ho, chairman of the Democratic Party's Strategic Planning Committee, and Jeong Chun-saeng, floor leader of the Innovation Party for National Reform, held a press conference at the National Assembly, stating, "The candidate was decided through a public opinion poll conducted among residents of Geumjeong District, Busan," and announced, "The unified opposition candidate is Kim Kyung-ji."

According to the agreement between the two parties, Ryu Je-seong, the Innovation Party candidate, submitted a candidate withdrawal report to the Geumjeong District Election Commission on the same day and will serve as the general election campaign committee chairman for Kim. Now, Kim will compete against Yoon Il-hyun, the candidate from the People Power Party.

Previously, on the 4th, Kim and Ryu agreed to unify as the opposition candidate for the Geumjeong District mayoral election and held a live debate on YouTube the day before. A two-day ARS public opinion poll was conducted to determine the suitability of the unified candidate.

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