Power of the People Gyeong-won Na (from left), former lawmaker, Se-hoon Oh, former lawmaker Shin Hwan, and Seocho-gu mayor Cho Eun-hee, advancing to the main race for the mayor of Seoul by-election yunhap news
On the 5th, the power of the people confirmed the final candidate for the by-election of the Mayor of Seoul on the 5th. Former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won, former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, former lawmaker Shin Won-hwan, and Seocho-gu mayor Cho Eun-hee. They will compete for the final candidate for the people’s strength for the next month. Subsequently, the winners and the last opposition candidate between National Assembly Representative Ahn Chul-soo and former lawmaker Tae-seop Geum will begin work. The competition between the power of the people and the third zone is also expected to heat up.
On this day, the People’s Power announced four candidates for the final contest through a vote (20%) and a public opinion poll (80%). For the fairness of the final contest, the votes and rankings of each candidate for the preliminary contest were not officially announced. However, it is known that among the candidates for the mayor of Seoul, former lawmaker Na took first place in the party member vote, and former mayor Oh took first place in public opinion polls. As the final candidates for the Busan Mayor’s by-election, four people, including Professor Park Hyung-jun of Dong-A University, former Congressman Lee Eon-ju, Park Min-sik, and former Busan City Economic Vice Mayor Park Sung-hoon, will compete in the final.
People’s Power 4‧7 By-election Rep. Jeong Jin-seok (center), chairman of the People’s Power Nomination Committee, announces the finalists of the Mayor of Seoul and Busan Mayor at the National Assembly on the 5th. Reporter Oh Dae-geun
The power of the people who have completed the grand match will be in full swing to win the contest. It started with’Media Day’ for candidates in Busan and Seoul on the 7th and 8th. The event was applied in which the managers and players of each team gathered in one place and interviewed before an important game in sports. A favorite lottery will be held here, and each candidate will also reveal their aspirations to compete in the finals. On the 4th of next month, the final candidate for the People’s Strength will be elected through a one-on-one standing debate and a joint debate.
National Assembly Representative Ahn Chul-soo and former independent lawmaker Tae-seop Geum meet and shake hands at the National Assembly Hall on the 4th to negotiate a way to unify the’third zone’. Reporter Oh Dae-geun
Representative Ahn and Congressman Geum, who compete on a separate track from the people’s strength, also entered a nervous war to keep up with the box office. Considering the unification of the 100% poll method, Representative Ahn and Rep. Geum are heading toward holding the first candidate debate next week. Rep. Geum Jeon suggested “Let’s hold a debate before the Lunar New Year”, and Ahn is also known to be positive. The power of the people, who decided to start a one-on-one debate on the 15th, is also considering a plan to organize an additional debate just before the Lunar New Year holiday. An official from the People’s Power said on the day, “How much attention will be paid to each other in the separate competition between our Party candidates and the third zone candidates that will continue for a month will be the key to the final unification negotiations.” Kim Jong-in, chairman of the National Power Emergency Response Committee, said, “I don’t really trust that CEO Ahn Chul-soo is ranked first in the (Seoul Mayor’s opposition candidate approval rating). He continued his nerve war.
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