6月3日の地方選挙を控え、大邱市長選が激しさを増している。民主党の金富謙氏に対し、保守派の秋慶鎬氏が朴槿恵前大統領の選挙戦参加を背景に支持率を大きく伸ばし、接戦となっている。
5月16日から20日まで大邱市民800人を対象に行われた世論調査によると、金富謙氏の支持率は40％、秋慶鎬氏は39％となった。4月下旬の調査では7ポイントの差があったが、その差は縮まっている。
秋氏は副首相兼企画財政部長官としての実績を強調し、保守の能力で大邱の経済を再建すると主張している。
朴槿恵前大統領は土曜日に七星市場で秋氏と並んで姿を見せた。これは2017年の弾劾以来、初めての選挙キャンペーン参加となる。朴氏は経済的困窮の中にいる人々に寄り添いたいと述べた。
これに対し金氏は、保守の団結のみに焦点を当てても市の経済的課題は解決できないと反論した。
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Following his recent declaration of candidacy, the ruling Democratic Party unanimously nominated former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum as its sole candidate for Daegu mayor in the June 3 local elections, aiming to break the city's conservative dominance. Separately, a court rejected a People Power Party lawmaker's challenge to his nomination exclusion.
Former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum will formally declare his bid for Daegu mayor ahead of the June local elections, party officials said. He plans to make the announcement at the National Assembly and in the southeastern city on Monday. The move is seen as the Democratic Party's (DP) effort to challenge the conservative stronghold.
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Lee Jin-sook, former Korea Communications Commission chief, announced Saturday she is stepping down as a preliminary candidate for Daegu mayor. Excluded from the People Power Party's primary, she opted to support the party's nominee rather than run independently amid fears of a Democratic Party win. The primary concludes Sunday ahead of the June 3 local elections.
Candidates in the June 3 education superintendent elections are competing with promises of cash and financial support for students and parents.
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A recent poll indicates President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has dropped to 57.1 percent, marking the first decline in six weeks. The fall is partly attributed to social debates over the fairness of government plans to merge major cities and provinces, as well as lowering the criminal punishment age. The ruling party's support also dipped, while the opposition saw a slight rise.