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This time, let's take a look at how the ruling and opposition parties anticipate tomorrow's (1st) election results.

Among the 17 cities and towns across the country, the People's Power is looking for victory in at least nine places and the Democratic Party at least five places.



Reporter Kang Cheong-wan will explain the situation in the local election seen by the opposition and the remaining variables in detail.



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In the local elections four years ago, the Democratic Party laughed in 14 out of 17 metropolitan governments.



How about this election?



The situation viewed by the ruling and opposition parties is quite different from what it was four years ago.



The People's Power is raising the target to a positive alpha in at least 9 places.



Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, Gyeongbuk, Gangwon, and North Chungcheong, which are considered to have solidified their victory, are the plans to win a majority by winning at least one of the competing regions such as Gyeonggi, Incheon, Chungnam, and Daejeon.



The Democratic Party, which originally planned to plant a blue flag in eight places, lowered its expectations.



Gwangju, Jeonnam, Jeollabuk-do, and Jeju-do, which have the upper hand, win 1-2 places among Gyeonggi, Incheon, Sejong, and Daejeon, and take 5-6 places, which is an atmosphere to avoid defeat.



Both sides are nervous about the Gyeonggi governor's report card.



The power of the people is classified as a complete victory if it wins the game, while the Democratic Party classifies it as a save if it wins the game.



The 7 by-elections for the National Assembly members, also called mini general elections, are also of interest.



The People's Power will win at least one more seat in the previous constituencies, including Bundangap in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Boryeong and Seocheon in Chungnam, Suseong in Daegu, and Uichang in Changwon in Gyeongnam. The goal is to preserve the three existing seats, including Wonju-gap and Jeju-eul.



As a last-minute variable, it remains to be seen how the recent controversy surrounding the relocation of Gimpo Airport, how the compensation for COVID-19, which started paying yesterday, will affect the vote, and how high the turnout will be, which was usually lower than the general election or general election.



The main voting will be held from 6 am to 6 pm tomorrow, and unlike advance voting, it is only possible at designated polling places.



Corona patients can vote for one hour from 6:30 pm.



(Video editing: Jinwon Kim, CG: Seunghyun Seo)