513 candidatos electos sin oposición antes de las elecciones locales del 3 de junio

La Comisión Electoral Nacional de Corea del Sur informó el sábado que 513 candidatos fueron elegidos sin necesidad de votación antes de las elecciones locales del 3 de junio.

La Comisión Electoral Nacional anunció que 513 candidatos, incluidos tres jefes de gobierno local, ganaron sus respectivas contiendas sin oposición. Los tres son Kim I-gang del distrito Seo de Gwangju, Kim Byung-nae del distrito Nam de Gwangju y Lim Byeong-taek, alcalde de Siheung. Todos ellos pertenecen al gobernante Partido Democrático. Gwangju es considerado un bastión del partido, mientras que la principal oposición no logró nominar a nadie en Siheung. Como resultado, en 307 distritos no se llevarán a cabo votaciones. Otros 510 candidatos electos son miembros de consejos locales. En total, 7,829 personas se registraron para contiendas que incluyen 16 alcaldes metropolitanos y gobernadores, además de 14 escaños en la Asamblea Nacional.

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