Ruling Party Completes By-Election Nominations in Gyeonggi and Incheon... Finalization by Early May at the Latest

Ha Jungwoo and Jeon Eunsu to Be Recruited and Announced on April 29

The Democratic Party has finalized its nominations for the Seoul metropolitan area by-elections, which will be held alongside the June 3 nationwide local elections. This week, the party plans to accelerate the nomination process by adding additional candidates such as Ha Jungwoo, Chief of AI Future Planning at the Presidential Office, and former spokesperson Jeon Eunsu. As a result, the Democratic Party is expected to complete its candidate lineup ahead of the opposition People Power Party.

On April 29, the Democratic Party plans to announce its nominations for Chief Ha (Busan Buk-gap) and former spokesperson Jeon (Cheonan Asan-eul). Once these regions are finalized, the party will have effectively confirmed candidates for 8 out of the 14 by-election districts, which is more than half. As of the previous day, the party had completed nominations in Incheon ▲Gyeyang-eul (Kim Namjun) ▲Yeonsu-gap (Song Younggil), Gyeonggi ▲Hanam-gap (Lee Kwangjae) ▲Ansan-gap (Kim Namguk) ▲Pyeongtaek-eul (Kim Yongnam). Jeon Taejin, the first designated recruited talent for the local elections, was nominated for Ulsan Nam-gap.

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Hyunwoo = Democratic Party Chief Spokesperson Joonhyun Kang is announcing the results of the Strategic Nomination Management Committee meeting at the National Assembly on the 23rd.

The party intends to immediately announce the remaining six nominations as soon as consensus is reached among leadership, including the Strategic Nomination Management Committee. Kim Seongbeom, Vice Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, is considered a strong candidate for Seogwipo, Jeju. For Dalseong in Daegu, the party is reviewing either former lawmaker Hong Uirak or Park Hyungnyong, the local party chair. The nominations for Gongju·Buyeo·Cheongyang in South Chungcheong Province are still under consideration. In order to review the candidacy of Park Junghyun, former head of Buyeo County, the Democratic Party's legal department has asked the National Election Commission for an authoritative interpretation, requesting that “since it is difficult to predict whether a by-election will be held, please allow nominations even if the 'resignation 120 days prior' rule is not met.”

For Gunsan Gimje Buan-gap in North Jeolla Province, former lawmaker Kim Uigyeom, Moon Seungwoo, Chair of the North Jeolla Provincial Council, and Democratic Party spokesperson Jeon Sumi are being mentioned as candidates. For Gunsan Gimje Buan-eul, Supreme Council member Park Jiweon and Lee Kwangsu, former senior administrative officer at the Presidential Office, are under consideration. For Gwangsan-eul in Gwangju, former Jeonnam Vice Governor for Economic Affairs Kang Wewon and others are being discussed, but there is also speculation that a former central government official may be nominated.

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