[6.3 Election] Democratic Party Launches Gwangju Metropolitan Council Primary... Average Competition Rate 3.26 to 1

62 Candidates Registered in 19 Districts, Primaries Set for All Except Seo-gu District 3
Highest Competition Rate of 5 to 1 in Seo-gu District 4 and Nam-gu District 1; Primary Orientation Held on April 16
Party Member ARS Voting Scheduled for April 20-21

The Gwangju City Democratic Party Headquarters of the Democratic Party of Korea has closed candidate registration for the primary to select Gwangju metropolitan council candidates in the June 3 local elections, and will now begin the official primary schedule, including ARS voting by party members. Dozens of candidates have registered in 19 districts, resulting in an average competition rate of over 3 to 1, with some districts reaching as high as 5 to 1.

The Election Commission of the Gwangju City Democratic Party Headquarters announced on April 16 that it had closed registration for the primary candidates for the 9th nationwide simultaneous local elections for Gwangju metropolitan council and released the upcoming primary schedule.

According to the results as of the registration deadline, candidates registered in all 19 districts except for District 3 in Seo-gu, where a primary will not be held, bringing the average competition rate to 3.26 to 1. In particular, both District 4 in Seo-gu and District 1 in Nam-gu saw five candidates register each, recording a 5 to 1 competition rate and signaling intense primaries ahead.

Candidate Registration Status by Electoral District for Metropolitan Council Members. Provided by the Democratic Party of Korea Gwangju Chapter.

The primary schedule begins with an orientation session for candidates and their representatives on this day, followed by a campaign text messaging period from April 17 to 19, and then ARS voting by party members on April 20 and 21.

The party member vote will be conducted using the ARS system. On the first day, April 20, voting will be carried out using an outbound method—party members will receive up to five direct phone calls. On the following day, April 21, members who did not vote the previous day can participate by calling a designated number themselves, using an inbound method.

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