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On the night of the 7th, the two big parties face heavy challenges from voters. On this day, an election will be held in 21 electoral districts nationwide to select 2 regional group heads, 2 basic group heads, 8 regional councilors, and 9 basic council members. The 4-7 by-election, which was held as a “stepping bridge election” between last year’s general election and next year’s presidential election, serves as a measure to examine the direction of public sentiment in the future as well as evaluating the state administration after the Moon Jae-in administration was launched. In particular, the political status of the opposition parties as well as President Moon Jae-in, who has a term of more than a year, is expected to fluctuate according to the results of the by-election of the mayor of Seoul and the Busan mayor. Looking at the flow of public opinion so far, the public sentiment, which drove an overwhelming seat to the Democratic Party together in the April 15 general election last year, brought out a stinging sensation by the ruling powers in just one year. Following the surge in real estate prices and LH speculation, Kim Sang-jo’s controversy over rent hikes by former Cheong Wa Dae policy director raised questions about the policy capabilities and ethics of the ruling forces. Seoul Mayor Park Young-sun and Busan Mayor Kim Young-chun apologized for the real estate situation, and the Democratic Party, which has appealed for “Give me another chance,” is expecting a reverse victory due to the last gathering of supporters. “Our supporters, who haven’t spoken so far, have begun to speak,” said Nak-yeon Lee, chairman of the Democratic Party’s permanent election countermeasures. I could win,” he said.

The power of the people, who won four consecutive national elections, including the 2016 general election, the 2017 presidential election, the 2018 local election, and the 2020 general election, hopes that Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Busan Mayor Park Hyeong-joon will win in this election to lay the groundwork for rehabilitation. I’m hoping. Kim Jong-in, chairman of the National Power Emergency Response Committee, said, “We must judge former Mayor Park Won-soon’s correction in the past nine years and judge what the Moon Jae-in administration has done over the past four years.” Regardless of what report card they receive, it seems that everyone in the ruling party needs time for self-innovation to sharpen the bones ahead of the presidential election in their 20s next March. We must start with reflection on the election war, which is smeared with negatives and personal attacks. It will be inevitable to analyze the causes of election victory and defeat, debate the value over policy directions, and to secure fierce public sentiment among the next presidential candidates. Gwan-hu Lee, a researcher at the Kyungnam Research Institute, said, “It is not possible to determine the result of the by-election, but it seems clear that it will be a message urging positive changes for both parties.” It is expected that the opportunity to go to a large debate including the revision of the route has been prepared, and the opposition will be empowered by the extraneous expansion led by Kim Jong-in lonelyly.” “The current regime judgment theory is a phenomenon in which the 20s and 30s with strong post-ideology and post-initiation tendencies are disengaging from the pan-democratic and progressive coalition, which was formed after the candlelight in 2017,” said Eom Gyeong-yeong, head of the Institute for Era and Spirit. “The MZ generation, which is emerging as a new mainstream in the field of light, is emerging as an independent force in the political field, and the political forces that quickly accept their demands will be able to take the initiative in the politics in the future.” By Noh Hyun-woong, staff reporter