{"id":259074,"date":"2026-05-02T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/02\/2026-incheon-local-elections-who-will-secure-the-democratic-partys-nominations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:05:01","slug":"2026-incheon-local-elections-who-will-secure-the-democratic-partys-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/05\/02\/2026-incheon-local-elections-who-will-secure-the-democratic-partys-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Incheon Local Elections: Who Will Secure the Democratic Party&#8217;s Nominations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<\/p>\n<figure class=\"class_div_main\" image align_center><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ub354\ubd88\uc5b4\ubbfc\uc8fc\ub2f9\" \ub85c\uace0(ci). \ubbfc\uc8fc\ub2f9 \uc81c\uacf5 src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/\/content\/image\/2026\/05\/01\/20260501580160.jpg\" storyid=\"d2b9eb4c-4561-11f1-b329-713249f4b059\"><figcaption>\n  Democratic Party logo (CI). Image provided by the Democratic Party.<br \/>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Incheon branch of the Democratic Party announced the results of its internal primaries and candidate screenings for the June 3 local elections for metropolitan and municipal council seats.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On May 1, the party\u2019s Incheon Election Management Committee posted the internal primary outcomes for 14 seats \u2014 12 metropolitan and 2 municipal \u2014 on its website.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For metropolitan council seats, the party designated Kim Gwang-ho for Yeongjong District 1, Kim Gwang-hoon for Yeongjong District 2, Yoon Hee-jung for Jemulpo District 1, Jung Chae-hoon for Yeonsu District 6, and Im Hyun-ju for Gyeyang District 2. Additionally, Kim Young-sang (Seo District 2), Choi Byung-eun (Seo District 3), Jeon Jae-woon (Seo District 4), Lee Soon-hak (Geomdan District 2), Yang In-mo (Geomdan District 3), Kim Dae-young (Michuhol District 3), and Seok Jeong-gyu (Gyeyang District 3) secured party nominations to appear on the ballot in the general election.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In municipal council contests, Lee Jae-wook and Nam Seong-hoon were assigned the A and B ballot positions, respectively, in Bupyeong &#8216;Na&#8217; district, while Baek Seung-hwa received the A slot in Gyeyang &#8216;Ga&#8217; district.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Democratic Party\u2019s Incheon Candidate Recommendation Committee released the results of its fifth round of screenings for municipal council candidates.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Most districts will determine nominees through contested primaries where two or more candidates compete. Contested primaries are set for Yeongjong Ga and Na; Jemulpo Ga, Na, and Da; Michuhol Da and Ra; Yeonsu Ra, Ma, and Ba; Gyeyang Na, Da, and Ra; Seo Ga, Na, Da, and Ra; and Geomdan Ga, Na, and Da.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>By contrast, the committee designated single, unopposed candidates in Ongjin County: Kim Young-jin for Ga, Kim Jae-hong for Na, and Lee Ui-myeong for Da.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Incheon party will confirm its final candidates after the party\u2019s Supreme Council or the metropolitan\/provincial executive committee votes to ratify the primary winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Incheon City Party of the Democratic Party announced results for local election candidate selections for 14 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