▲ Jongno by-election candidate Choi Jae-hyung appeals for support for presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol
In the re/by-election of the Seoul National Assembly members held together with the 20th Presidential Election, Choi Jae-hyung, the candidate of the People's Power, is gaining momentum.
According to the election statistics system of the National Election Commission today (10th), as of 1:31 am, with 53.56% of the vote counting, Candidate Choi is ranked first with 48.34% of the votes.
Kim Young-jong, who ran as an independent candidate, followed with 33.51%.
Candidate Kim, who used to be the mayor of Jongno-gu, belonged to the Democratic Party, but after the Democratic Party decided to 'nominate' in Jongno, he threw out his vote after leaving the party.
(Photo = National Assembly Photo Reporters, Yonhap News)