On the 1st, the National Assembly Representative Ahn Chul-soo defeated former lawmaker Tae-seop Geum and won the unification of the 3rd zone by the mayor of Seoul by-election. Representative Ahn stressed that “the process for selecting the final candidate must be carried out quickly.” Reporter Oh Jong-taek
The unification of opposition powers ahead of the by-election of the mayor of Seoul on April 7 was narrowed down to the confrontation of’Ahn Cheol-soo vs. Candidate for People’s Strength’. National Assembly representative Ahn Chul-soo defeated former lawmaker Tae-seop Geum in the 3rd zone unification contest on the 1st, and the people’s power elects the party’s final candidate on the 4th.
Ahn Chul-soo, defeating Geum Tae-seop in the 3rd zone unification
As both sides enter into fierce battles over the timing of unification, poll questions, and election campaign variables, the opposition is evaluated that “the unification war has already begun”.
安 “Unification quickly” People’s power “Last-minute unification”
Representative Ahn and Geum Jeon’s unified working-level negotiation group held a press conference at the National Assembly this morning and announced that “As a result of the polls, Representative Ahn won.” Both sides conducted a mobile citizen poll on the 27th and 28th of last month, but did not disclose specific numbers of approval ratings. This is because of the regulations of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Committee, which states that’the polls conducted by political parties or candidates cannot be reported or published.’
Representative Ahn posted a post on Facebook right after the victory of unification, emphasizing that “the (unification) process for the final candidate election must be done quickly.” Representative Ahn’s emphasis on speed is because he believes that rapid unification is advantageous. An official from the People’s Party explained, “In the position of Representative Ahn, who is taking the lead in various opinion polls, the risk burden can be reduced if the unity is concluded quickly.”
On the other hand, in the power of the people, a reaction came out saying, “My intention is doubtful.” The people’s power official argued that “the dramatic last-minute unification is more explosive than the early unification.” Candidate registration for the mayor of Seoul is until March 19, and the unified Maginot line is before the pre-voting start date (April 2).
Opinion Survey, Competitiveness or Relevance… What is the political party notation?
Kim Jong-in, chairman of the National Power Emergency Response Committee, takes commemorative photos with the candidates at the Seoul Mayor’s Preliminary Candidate Conference held at the National Assembly on the morning of February 28. From left: Preliminary candidates Oh Se-hoon, Oh Se-hoon, Chairman Kim, Na Gyeong-won, and Cho Eun-hee preliminary candidates. Newsis
Both sides are already reacting sensitively to the unified poll questionnaire. This is because the subtle differences in nuances of the questions and the choice of phrases can be the main variables in the unification, which is a’clean fight’. On the radio on the 24th of last month, CEO Ahn first lucked out, saying, “Competitiveness research is a way to select a winning candidate.”
Competitiveness research is a method of asking, for example,’who do you think is the more competitive candidate in the confrontation with Democrat A candidate?’ In this case, it is possible to increase the likelihood that Ahn, who promotes in various bilateral confrontation polls, will win.
On the other hand, the power of the people is putting forward a fitness survey, saying, “Competitiveness surveys can instill prejudice in voters.” The suitability survey is a method of asking, for example,’Who do you think is suitable as a single candidate for the opposition among candidates A and B?’
It is also a matter of debate whether the candidate’s political party is indicated in the polls. Representative Ahn insisted on the call on the day that “the important thing in unification is not the political party, but who will defeat the Democratic Party candidate?” On the other hand, an official from the power of the people asked, “Is there any reason for the candidate belonging to the public party to hide the party?” It is judged that specifying the party to which it belongs is advantageous to the candidate for the strength of the people. In the real meter poll released that day, the support rate of the people in Seoul was 29.5%, outpacing the approval rate of the National Assembly (9.3%). (For more information, refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Committee)
Symbol 2? Number 4?安 Conformity theory, nerve conduction in full swing
Ahn Cheol-soo, president of the National Assembly Party (from left), the power of the people, former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, and former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won, who ran for the Seoul Mayor’s by-election. yunhap news
Even with the issue of Ahn’s admission, both sides are in full swing. In terms of the people’s power, the people are pressing each and every day for President Ahn to ask for “No. 4 (People’s Power), but 2 (People’s Power)”. In an interview on the 28th of last month, former Congressman Yoo Seung-min said, “If CEO Ahn puts the number 4, how voluntarily will supporters of the people’s power go to the polls?” An official from the People’s Strength also said, “If Representative Ahn does not join, it is not easy for both sides to help the election.”
On the other hand, Ahn’s side is drawing a line on the political party. An official from the People’s Party said, “There is no problem in helping other party candidates to campaign, given the case of unification of the Democratic Party and the Justice Party in the past.” An NEC official said, “If a party has not given a candidate due to unification, it is a precedent that it is possible to help other party candidates.”
On this day, the power of the people, Kim Jong-in, in a call with the JoongAng Ilbo, said, “It is the problem of that person (representative Ahn) to talk about the unification rule or timing when the Uri Party candidate has not been decided. The power of the people will go through a public opinion poll on the Mayor of Seoul on the 2nd and 3rd and elect the final candidate on the 4th.
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