People Power Party to Hold Primary Among Kwon Gwangtaek, Kwon Gichang, and Kim Euiseung for Andong Mayor; Do Giuk and Ahn Byungyun to Compete for Yecheon Chief

The Central Party Nomination Management Committee of the People Power Party announced on May 5 that, after conducting interviews with applicants for the mayor of Andong and the head of Yecheon County—whose applications had been transferred from the North Gyeongsang Provincial Party to the central party—they comprehensively reviewed the application documents, interview results, and public opinion survey indicators. Following this review and discussion, the committee made a final decision to conduct primary elections for both positions.

For the mayor of Andong, the committee decided that the final candidate will be selected through a primary among three contenders: Kwon Gwangtaek, former North Gyeongsang Provincial Council member; Kwon Gichang, incumbent mayor of Andong; and Kim Euiseung, former Deputy Mayor for Administrative Affairs of Seoul. For the head of Yecheon County, there will be a primary between two candidates: Do Giuk, former North Gyeongsang Provincial Council member; and Ahn Byungyun, former Deputy Mayor for Administrative Affairs of Busan.

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The People Power Party Central Party stated, "Each candidate will conduct election campaigning on May 6, and the main primary election will be held over two days from May 7 to 8." The results will be determined by combining 50% of the votes from the People Power Party electoral college and 50% from a public opinion poll of local residents.

The People Power Party Central Party plans to announce the final candidates on May 9.

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