In South Korea, the mayoral election will be voted on the 7th in the capital Seoul and the second city Busan (Busan), and the votes will be counted on the same day.
Both are composed of the ruling and opposition parties confronting each other, and are positioned as a prelude to the presidential election next year.
The mayoral elections for Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and Busan, the second largest city, will be voted on the 7th and will be counted on the same day.
Among them, in the Seoul Mayor's election, former small and medium-sized venture business minister Park Young-sun (Park Young-sun) from the innovative ruling party "Democratic Party of Korea" that supports the Moon Jae-in administration is the largest conservative opposition party. From "People Power Party", Mr. Oh Se-hoon (Wu Se-hoon), who was the mayor of Seoul until 2011, ran as a candidate.
In addition, candidates for the ruling and opposition parties will run for the mayoral election in Busan, and the ruling and opposition parties will face each other.
Voting is from 6 am to 8 pm, and those who are subject to quarantine for the new coronavirus infection will vote after 8 pm.
This election, which decides the top of the two major cities, is positioned as a prelude to the presidential election in March next year.
In South Korea, President Mun's approval rating has reached its lowest level since he took office due to suspicions that officials of the Land and Housing Corporation had illegally purchased land that is expected to rise before the announcement of the development plan while real estate prices are soaring. Depressed, South Korean media have reported that it may affect the two mayoral elections.
12 people can run for mayoral election in Seoul, the capital
Twelve people are running for the mayoral election in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, where nearly one-fifth of South Korea's population lives, but in effect, it is the ruling party of innovation that supports the Moon Jae-in administration. Candidates for the largest conservative opposition are competing.
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea ran for former TV station reporter Park Young-sun, who was the minister of small and medium-sized venture companies until January.
On the other hand, from the largest opposition party, "People Power Party," Oh Se-hoon, who was a lawyer and served as the mayor of Seoul for five years until 2011, ran for the position.
Ahn Cheol-soo (Ahn Cheol-soo), a representative of the centrist "People's Party," also announced his candidacy, but withdrew his candidacy to avoid breaking criticisms against the Mun administration and the ruling party. I went to support him.
In Seoul, soaring real estate prices have led to public dissatisfaction, such as the average price of condominiums almost doubling since the administration of Mun, and in the election campaign, there was a debate over real estate policy.
In the early polls held on the 2nd and 3rd of this month, about 22% of the most voters in the mayoral elections so far have voted, and the Korean media is positioned as a prelude to the presidential election. It is said that the election shows a high level of interest from voters.
Six people run for the mayoral election in Busan
Six people are running for the mayoral election in South Korea's second largest city, Busan, with a population of about 3.4 million. Candidates for the largest conservative opposition are competing.
Kim Young-choon (Kim Young-choon), who was the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries under the Moon Jae-in administration, ran for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, and former president Lee Myung-bak (Lee Myung-bak) from the largest opposition party, “People Power Party. Park Hyun-jun (Park Toru * Shun), who served as the chief secretary, ran for the position.
The ruling party, Kim Young-chun, has appealed that the ruling party has taken the lead in enacting a special law to promote the construction of a new airport in western Busan.
He also criticized opposition candidate Park Hyun-jun for allegedly illegally acquiring real estate in a resort area in Busan.
Opposition party Park Hyun-jun has criticized the ruling party for raising allegations of illegal purchase of land by government-affiliated company employees, and has called for support as "the administration must be tried." ..
* The ninben part is soil
Triggered by complaint of sexual harassment
The two mayoral elections are by-elections that were held in connection with the resignation of the previous mayor and suicide.
Both were triggered by city officials complaining of sexual harassment from the former mayor.
In July of last year (2020) in Seoul, a former secretary woman of Park Won-soon (Park Won-soon), who was the mayor at that time, was suspected of being forced to suicide for being touched by Park for four years. Immediately after filing a complaint with the police, Park committed suicide.
Meanwhile, in April last year, a female employee in Busan complained of sexual harassment from the then mayor, Oh Keo-don, and she resigned after admitting that she had acted inappropriately.
In January, the prosecution charged Mr. Oh Godon at home for obscenity and other charges, and the first trial is scheduled to be held on the 13th of this month (April).
Both of the former mayors belonged to the innovative ruling party "Democratic Party of Korea", which was a big blow to the ruling party.
The term of office of the new mayor is from the 8th to the end of June next year.