Democratic Party’s Gyeongbuk Nominations Stir Again in Gumi

Jang Seyong Recommended as Sole Candidate

Lee Yunhee for Mungyeong and Kim Sanghun for Yeongyang Confirmed

Democratic Party Finalizes 14 District Head Candidates

On April 26, the Candidate Recommendation Management Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea’s Gyeongbuk Provincial Office held its 15th meeting and decided to recommend Lee Yunhee, former regional chair of Sangju-Mungyeong, as the sole candidate for Mungyeong mayor, and Kim Sanghun, current chair of the Social Economy Committee at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Office, as the sole candidate for Yeongyang county head.

Jang Seyong, Mayor of Gumi, endorsed for single-candidate recommendation; outlines of 14 local government candidates in Gyeongbuk Province
Photo by The Minjoo Party of Korea Gyeongbuk Provincial Party

For the Gumi mayoral race, which had been classified as a primary district, former Mayor Jang Seyong was recommended as the sole candidate after no other contenders registered for the primary. Jang, who previously served as the elected mayor of Gumi, will now compete in the main election leveraging his experience.

Nominations for metropolitan council candidates were also made. In Gumi’s 2nd district, Kwon Sungcheol, former head of the Okgyedongbu Elementary School Operations Committee, was recommended, while in Gumi’s 3rd district, Lee Junmo, former secretary general of the Democratic Party’s Gumi-eul regional committee, was recommended. For the Andong-si Ba basic council district, Kim Hoseok, former chair of the Andong City Council, was recommended as the sole candidate.

With this additional announcement, the Democratic Party’s Gyeongbuk Provincial Office has now recommended candidates in 14 out of 22 basic district head races in Gyeongbuk. Once candidates are decided for the ongoing primary in Yeongju and the pending review for Uljin county head, the office will have finalized candidates for a total of 16 districts.

Meanwhile, from April 27 to April 29 at 5 p.m., the Gyeongbuk Provincial Office will hold an additional open call for candidates in six basic district head races—Gyeongju, Gimcheon, Uiseong, Cheongdo, Goryeong, and Seongju—where no candidates have yet been named, as well as for 43 metropolitan council seats. For 37 basic council districts, further open calls will be conducted later depending on the results of the electoral district delineation.

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