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“Unification with candidates outside the party will be a real contest”
Kim Sang-hoon (second from left), the People’s Power, the President of the Contest Preparatory Committee for re-election by the National Assembly, salutes at the Contest Preparatory Committee meeting held in the National Assembly Hall on the day 12. Reporter Oh Dae-geun
The power of the people decided to dramatically increase the rate of public opinion polls by conducting the first phase of the candidate contest for the by-elections of the mayors of Seoul and Busan in April next year as a ‘100% citizen poll’ . The intention is to raise the competitiveness of the final by launching it as a ‘citizen candidate’ chosen by citizens instead of the ‘candidate’ set by party members.
On the 12th, the Preparatory Committee for the Popular Force Competition confirmed the ‘second stage race rule’ scheme for the nomination of candidates for the elections. The first stage (preliminary contest), in which the four finalists among the contestants, will be decided only through 100% public opinion polls. The final reflects 80% of the polls and 20% of the party’s voters. Compared to the previous proportion, which was 50% to 50%, the proportion of citizen participation has increased considerably. At first, a plan was also discussed to reflect 100% of the citizen opinion poll, but it was adjusted to leave a remaining 20% in the judgment that there is the possibility of reverse discrimination against the person in charge of paying the party’s expenses.
Kyung Joon’s committee also decided to introduce the so-called ‘political rookie track’, which gives the top 1 tickets to the final when all new political players are kicked out of fourth place in the preliminary round. It is for the will to put one of the ‘new faces’ in the final. President Kim Sang-hoon explained that “the rookie track is applicable only when two or more applicants have applied for each of the Seoul and Busan areas,” and “a person who has no experience in running for public office. he’s a rookie. “
The decision on the additional points for women, youth and newcomers to politics, whose disagreements on whether to eliminate or keep them, was put on hold. President Kim said, “Many of the race committee members said it would be better to give extra points to women” and “but the final decision was made by the Nominating Management Committee.”
President Kim added: “The morality of the candidates, such as mischief, mischief, conflicts of interest, etc., will be thoroughly verified within the Citizen Verification Committee and sanctions will be imposed for baseless slander against other candidates.” Kyung Joon’s committee virtually ended their activities with the meeting that day. The resolutions are expected to be confirmed through the Emergency Response Committee and the General Assembly.
The development of the competition rule, which has significantly increased the proportion of citizen participation, is an obstacle arising from concerns of public interest and box office success. However, as 100% of the surveys have not been applied until the end, it is evaluated that it is not ‘unconventional’. An official of the People’s Power said the day that “the process of unification of the final candidate chosen through the primaries and the ‘third candidate’ outside the party will be a real contest ‘instead of the one we do. This means that the central strategy for winning the contest is solidarity with Ahn Chul-soo, former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon and former Democratic Party lawmaker Geum Tae-seop, who are mentioned as external party candidates.
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