[June 3 Election] Wongdu Park of the Innovation Party Faces Off Against Sangrae Cho of the Democratic Party for Gokseong County Chief

Park Unifies Opposition Candidacy with Seongro Lee via Public Opinion Poll

The June 3 local election for the head of Gokseong County in South Jeolla Province has become a fierce two-way race between Wongdu Park, candidate of the Party for National Innovation, and Sangrae Cho, candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea. Having successfully unified with independent candidate Seongro Lee, Park has begun his full-fledged campaign under the banner of change and innovation.

The June 3 local election for the head of Gokseong County in South Jeolla Province will now be a direct contest between the Democratic Party of Korea and the Party for National Innovation.

Candidate Park Woongdoo of the National Innovation Party.

On May 11, the campaign office of Wongdu Park, preliminary candidate for the Party for National Innovation, announced, "As a result of a public opinion poll conducted for unification with independent preliminary candidate Seongro Lee, Wongdu Park has been selected as the final unified opposition candidate for the Gokseong County election."

According to the suitability poll conducted using safe numbers by both sides, Park received 44.9% support, surpassing Lee, who garnered only 32%, thereby securing the unified candidacy. According to a prior agreement between the two candidates, Seongro Lee will join Wongdu Park's campaign as head of the election committee to support the victory effort.

With the unification of the opposition candidates, the Gokseong County election has been reshaped into a two-way race between Democratic Party candidate Sangrae Cho and Party for National Innovation candidate Wongdu Park.

Immediately after the unification was confirmed, Park said, "This result demonstrates the strong desire for change and innovation among the county's residents. Voters have made their decision not simply out of habit for the Democratic Party, but by evaluating who has the drive and policy planning ability to take real responsibility and lead local politics. I will bring about definite change in Gokseong."

Park also targeted Democratic Party candidate Sangrae Cho, stating, "We must restore the pride and future of Gokseong by standing up to incompetent county administration," and added, "I will no longer tolerate old politics and irresponsible governance."

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