{"id":249273,"date":"2026-03-03T17:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/03\/democratic-party-gwangju-seeks-female-candidates\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:12:43","slug":"democratic-party-gwangju-seeks-female-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/03\/03\/democratic-party-gwangju-seeks-female-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Party of Gwangju Seeks More Female Candidates for 2026 Local Elections: What&#8217;s Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2022-0006\/image-bf0e8368-83d1-4186-a09b-79361d78a3d1.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp;Democratic Party of Korea Gwangju City Chapter\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;Democratic Party of Korea Gwangju City Chapter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Democratic Party&#8217;s Gwangju branch announced on March 3 that it will reopen candidate recruitment for women-only competitive districts that received only one applicant.<\/p>\n<p>The Gwangju branch will accept additional candidates for the metropolitan council women&#8217;s competitive districts, specifically Seo-gu District 3 and Gwangsan District 5, until 6 p.m. on March 4.<\/p>\n<p>These districts were designated as women&#8217;s special districts for the upcoming 9th local elections. However, each district only conducted interviews with a single candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The other two women&#8217;s special districts \u2014 Nam-gu District 2 and Buk-gu District 3 \u2014 each interviewed three candidates on February 27-28.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to increase women&#8217;s participation in politics, the Gwangju branch will recruit additional candidates. The party will then review their qualifications and determine eligibility before proceeding with the nomination process.<\/p>\n<p>New applicants must undergo a preliminary candidate qualification review. 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