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As the bracket for the October 16 by-elections to elect the heads of four basic local governments, including Incheon, Busan, and Jeonnam, was confirmed on the 27th, the ruling and opposition parties entered into a full-fledged election battle. Although it is a by-election without an election for the National Assembly, it is the first election since the April 10 general election with the character of a ‘windvane of public sentiment’, and both the ruling and opposition party leaders seem to have been conscious of the fact that it is the first election since they were newly launched. The representative is directly entering the election campaign.
Representative Han visited Ganghwa-gun, Incheon on the 27th and then visited Geumjeong-gu, Busan on the 28th. There were concerns that a “political blow would be inevitable” if they lost in the elections for the governor of Ganghwa-gun in Incheon and the mayor of Geumjeong-gu in Busan, which are considered areas where the ruling party has the upper hand, and as requests for support came in from the region, they began direct support despite the trend of a “quiet election.” Representative Lee also visited Jeonnam and Busan in succession and is coordinating the schedule for his visit to Ganghwa-gun. Representative Cho, who is ‘living in Honam for a month’, stayed in Yeonggwang and Gokseong, Jeollanam-do and continued his efforts to gain votes.
● Korea, first on-site visit to support by-elections
Representative Han visited Ganghwa-gun on the 27th, when the by-election was 19 days away, and appealed for support for People Power Party candidate Park Yong-cheol, who is running in the Ganghwa-gun mayoral by-election. Representative Han attended the launching ceremony of Candidate Park’s election committee held this morning and promised, “Ganghwa has developed a lot so far, but there are many shortcomings and regrets, and transportation to Incheon is very difficult,” and “The People Power Party will become the power of Ganghwa.”
Representative Han emphasized, “If you leave the party and run for office even though there is an opportunity for the primary, that is a groundless action that betrays the hopes of the residents,” and added, “There is no reinstatement.” This was a strong criticism of candidate Ahn Sang-soo, who served as mayor of Incheon and a member of the local National Assembly, withdrew from the People Power Party and ran in the Ganghwa-gun by-election as an independent. A ruling party official explained, “There are concerns that if Candidate Ahn completes the race as an independent, the ruling party’s votes may be divided.”
Representative Han plans to visit Geumjeong-gu, Busan on the 28th and Gokseong-gun on the 8th of next month to support the re-election of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do. In Geumjeong-gu, candidate Yoon Il-hyeon, and in Gokseong-gun, candidate Choi Bong-eui ran as the ruling party candidate.
Although the ruling party expects victory in Ganghwa-gun and Geumjeong-gu, which are the ruling party’s constituencies, they are concerned that risks within the ruling party, such as prolonged legislative conflict, various suspicions related to First Lady Kim Kun-hee, and the failure of President Yoon Seok-yeol and Representative Han to hold a private meeting, will have an impact. A key figure in the Chin-Han Dong-Hoon faction said in a phone call, “If we miss even one of Ganghwa in Incheon or Geumjeong in Busan, the party could suffer a serious blow.”
● Lee, looking for Ganghwa, Yeonggwang, Gokseong, and Geumjeong again
Representative Lee is planning to visit Ganghwa as early as next week and is considering visiting again on the 3rd of next month when the full-fledged election campaign begins in Yeonggwang and Gokseong in Jeollanam-do and Geumjeong in Busan, which he has already visited. A party official said, “It is important to target Ganghwa, an area where the ruling party has the upper hand, but we will focus our firepower on Honam, our ‘home turf,’ and Geumjeong in Busan, where we see moves to unify the opposition.” Representative Lee previously visited Yeonggwang and Gokseong in Jeollanam-do and Geumjeong in Busan for three days starting on the 23rd.
On this day, following his greetings at Chilgeo Intersection in Yeonggwang, Jeollanam-do, CEO Cho continued his contact with local residents by holding a meeting with the Yeonggwang-gun Fishing Industry Association. Representative Cho plans to visit Gokseong Traditional Market on the 28th to appeal for support.
On this day, the last day of candidate registration, the Democratic Party and the Fatherland Innovation Party continued to engage in a war of nerves over the unification of candidates for the head of Geumjeong-gu District Office in Busan. The Democratic Party said, “Even now that the candidate registration deadline is approaching, we urge the Fatherland Innovation Party’s candidates to refrain from registering as candidates and to unify by resigning,” and the Fatherland Innovation Party said, “It is disrespectful to the opponent who is trying to unify,” and “The Democratic Party is our party.” “It is not a relationship that involves playing chicken with the party,” he countered. It is expected that the unification discussion will continue until the 7th of next month, when ballot paper printing begins. The Democratic Party put forward candidate Kim Gyeong-ji, and the Fatherland Innovation Party put forward candidate Ryu Je-seong as their candidate for Geumjeong-gu mayor.
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