4.7 Secondary-By-Election On the 25th, the first day of the official election campaign, Seoul Mayor Huh Gyeong-Young of the National Revolutionary Party is appealing for support near Seoul Plaza. Photo Provided by Huh Gyeonggi Candidate Camp.
On the 26th, candidate Huh Kyung-young, who entered the election for the mayor of the Seoul National Revolutionary Party, requested that he be invited to a TV debate with Democratic Party candidate Park Young-sun and Democratic Party candidate Oh Se-hoon, saying that he was the third in the approval rating.
Candidate Huh asked on his Facebook page that day, “I’m the 3rd place in the poll,” and “Why do you exclude Gyeonggi Heo when you invite 5 people to the TV invitation debate?”
In addition, he argued, “Why don’t we conduct a three-way debate including Gyeonggi Heo rather than a candidate with a 0% approval rating?”
On the 24th, Candidate Huh was commissioned by OhmyNews by Real Meter, a specialized public opinion poll, and surveyed 806 adults living in Seoul. Refer to the committee’s website) 1.2%, ranking 3rd after Oh Se-hoon (55.0%) and Park Young-sun (36.5%).
The Seoul Mayor’s by-election candidate TV invitation debate will be held at 10:00 pm on the 30th and broadcast live with KBS and MBC.
The TV debate of the other candidates excluded from the invitation range will also start at 2:30 pm on the 29th with KBS and MBC relaying.
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ΔRecommended candidates from political parties with more than 5 seats ΔPolitical candidates who received 3% or more of the votes in the previous election ΔCandidates who have received 10% or more from the elections held in the constituency within the last 4 years ΔThe press agency As a result of the public opinion poll conducted and published, these are candidates who meet at least one condition among the candidates with an average approval rating of 5% or higher.
Even though the Basic Income Party also paid 50 million won in election deposits, it has raised an objection that it is unfair to discriminate between candidates in TV debate.
Reporter Bae Jae-seong [email protected]
