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| ▲ With the preliminary candidate registration schedule for the Busan mayoral by-election on December 8, former legislator Lee Jin-bok is submitting documents. | |
| Ⓒ Kim Bo-seong |
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| ▲ With the preliminary candidate registration schedule for the Busan mayoral by-election on December 8, former lawmaker Park Min-sik is filing documents. | |
| Ⓒ Kim Bo-seong |
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| ▲ With the preliminary candidate registration schedule for the Busan mayor’s by-election on December 8, former legislator Yoo Jae-joong is submitting documents. | |
| Ⓒ Kim Bo-seong |
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Since the morning of the 8th, the first day of registration as a preliminary candidate for the Busan mayoral election on 4/7 next year, 6 candidates finished filing the related documents ahead of time and entered the election. If the candidates who presented the challenge first on this day are classified by political party, they are all opponents, including 5 the popular force and 1 progressive party.
Preliminary Candidate Registration for Busan Mayor’s By-Election Begins 8 … 6 People Accepted
In the hands of the people, from day one, five people began to register as possible candidates. Seung-cheol Oh, president of the Korean Society of Personalities, was the first to sign up, followed by LF Energy CEO Jeon Seong-ha, former legislator Lee Jin-bok, former legislator Yoo Jae-joong and former legislator Park Min-sik.
Among these candidates, with the exception of President Oh, former legislators Lee Jin-bok, Yoo Jae-jung and Park Min-sik, and Jeon Seong-ha, representatives of LF Energy, each officially announced the race for the by-elections in a press conference earlier this month. Now they have even signed up for the NEC and announced a full-blown competition for the nomination.
The power of the people The Contest Preparatory Committee has established rules for the nomination of by-elections in the direction of significantly increasing the rate of public opinion polls rather than the votes of party members. The preliminary contest is conducted with ‘100% poll’, and the main contest reflects ‘20% party members, 80% polls’. It also introduced a ‘Rookie Track’ that guarantees a new political figure from the four finalists.
Each of the candidates forcibly from the people registered as preliminary candidates trusted that they passed the preliminary contest, emphasizing that they are “the right people to change the development of Busan.” Formalizing elections early is seen as advantageous for the competition. If you register as a preliminary candidate, you can install signs and banners at election offices, distribute business cards, wear shoulder straps, and appeal directly to support over the phone.
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| ▲ With the preliminary candidate registration schedule for the Busan mayor’s by-election on December 8, LF Energy CEO Jeon Seong-ha is presenting the documents. | |
| Ⓒ Kim Bo-seong |
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| ▲ With the preliminary candidate registration schedule for the Busan mayor by-election on December 8, Seung-cheol Oh, president of the Korean Society of Personalities, is presenting documents. | |
| Ⓒ Kim Bo-seong |
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However, Professor Park Hyung-jun from Dong-A University, former Representative Yoo Gi-jun, and former Representative Lee Eon-ju postponed the registration of potential candidates. The time is after the middle of this month. Professor Hyung-Jun Park is scheduled to register as preliminary candidates the day after the tiebreaker ceremony on the 15th. Professor Park said, “Dong-a University conferences have been completed, and the time to register candidates and declaring candidates to run has been delayed due to the need for a preparation period for the elections. “
Former legislator Yoo Ki-jun also plans to register as a preliminary candidate in the middle of this month. Representative Yoo explained that “we are coordinating the official race schedule.” Former legislator Lee Eon-ju decided to register the candidate within this month. Former lawmaker Lee said: “We are thinking about the execution schedule taking into account the spread of Corona 19.”
Representative Seo Byung-soo, who is currently on duty, is still struggling to apply. Some outlets report that “Seo made a decision when running for the election” but there was no official position yet. Representative Seo said, “We are focusing on the National Assembly schedule, so there is no decision. It seems that the final decision will be made in late December or January.”
Apart from the power of the people, Noh Jeong-hyun, Chairman of the Progressive Party and Busan City Party, was the first to complete the registration among all the candidates. President Roh said: “I waited since dawn and sent the documents first. This means that I will be the first mayor of Busan to open the era of citizen sovereignty.”
On the other hand, there was no candidate for the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is expected to be registered as a candidate after discussing party rules. Currently, the Secretary General of the National Assembly, Kim Young-chun, former Assemblyman Kim Hae-young, the Mayor of Busan, Byeon Seong-wan, the former Chairman of the Busan City Council, Park In-young, and Choi Ji-eun, the Party’s international spokesperson, are being discussed as candidates.
On the other hand, according to the Busan City Election Commission, to register as a candidate for the by-elections, a person in a restricted position, such as a civil servant, must resign before March 8 of next year, 30 days before the Election Day and before applying for a preliminary candidate.
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| ▲ With the preliminary candidate registration schedule for the Busan Mayor by-election on December 8, Roh Jeong-hyun, Chairman of the Busan City Party of the Progressive Party, is registering the candidate. | |
| Ⓒ Kim Bo-seong |
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| ▲ With the preliminary candidate registration schedule for the Busan Mayor by-election on December 8, Roh Jeong-hyun, Chairman of the Busan City Party of the Progressive Party, is registering the candidate. In addition to President Roh, six members, including former Congressman Jin-bok Lee, former Congressman Park Minsik, former Congressman Yoo Jaejoong, Oh Seung-cheol, president of the Korean Society of Personalities, and Jeon Seong-ha, representative of LF Energy, they completed the preliminary candidate registration from the morning of the first day. | |
| Ⓒ Kim Bo-seong |
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