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On the 9th, the Democratic Party selected former Seongdong District Mayor Jung Won-oh as its Seoul mayoral candidate for the June 3 local election. Candidates Jeon Hyun-hee and Park Joo-min were eliminated after failing to qualify for a runoff.
At party headquarters, So Byung-hoon, chair of the Democratic Party’s election committee, said, \”Candidate Jung won the most votes and secured a majority, confirming him as the party’s final candidate without a runoff.\”
Jung, a three-term Seongdong district mayor, began his political career in 2000 as an aide to then-National Assembly member Lim Jong-seok. He was first elected Seongdong district mayor in the 2014 local election as a member of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (the predecessor to the Democratic Party) and won re-election in 2018 and 2022.
Jung drew heightened attention as a Seoul mayoral contender after praise from President Lee Jae-myung. Last December, the president shared an article on Twitter about a Seongdong resident poll and wrote, \”Mayor Jung Won-oh must be doing a good job. My approval as Seongnam mayor was fairly high, but I probably couldn’t hold a candle to him.\” After that, Jung became a focal point within the party as a potential Seoul candidate.
Immediately after the primary results were announced, Jung posted on Facebook: \”Choosing Jung Won-oh does not end here. That choice is a stern command to win Seoul on June 3 as a united Democratic Party.\”
Meanwhile, the People Power Party has not yet selected its Seoul mayoral candidate.
By Bin Jae-wook (binjaewook2@viva100.com)
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