Seoul's ballot is yet to come, but candidates from each major party have been confirmed.
The ruling Democratic Party's Park Young-sun is looking to merge with Kim Jin-ai, the candidate from Open Democratic Party. Unifying the candidacies of two rivals from the opposition bloc will be a key factor in how the election will unfold.
A former Seoul mayor himself, Oh Se-hun won the primary for the main opposition People Power Party and another major candidate is Ahn Chul-soo, a former Presidential Candidate of the People's Party.
Oh and Ahn met on Sunday night to discuss forming a single opposition candidacy and will later decide who will run before registration opens on March 18th.
Posted : 2021-03-01 20:22
Updated : 2021-03-02 09:55
Former Startups Minister Park Young-sun, left, celebrates winning the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) primary to choose its candidate for the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election. Park was declared the DPK's sole candidate at the party headquarters on Yeouido, Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
Former Startups Minister Park Young-sun was named the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's candidate to run in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, Monday.
Park, also a former four-term lawmaker, was declared the winner of a party primary against sitting four-term lawmaker Woo Sang-ho, winning 69.56 percent of the ballots cast by voters in and outside of the party over the phone and the internet for four days to Monday.
Politicians' TV appearances raise eyebrows
Posted : 2021-01-12 15:55
Updated : 2021-01-12 18:46
Former opposition lawmaker Na Kyung-won, right, sings with her husband and daughter at home on the TV Chosun show "Taste of Wife," Jan. 5. Korea Times
By Kim Rahn
Controversy is rising over a TV show featuring politicians who are expected to run in the Seoul mayoral by-election.
Other potential candidates are raising the fairness issue, while there are also concerns that their TV appearances may eclipse their political and administrative suitability.
Former main opposition People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won appeared on a show titled "Taste of Wife" on TV Chosun, Jan. 5. In the program she revealed some aspects of her personal life, with scenes showing her having a meal and singing at home with her husband and her daughter, who has Down's syndrome.