선거관리위원회는 16일 513명의 후보자가 6월 3일 지방선거를 앞두고 무투표로 당선됐다고 밝혔다.
이 중에는 광주 서구청장 김이강, 남구청장 김병내, 시흥시장 임병택 등 3명의 지방자치단체장이 포함됐다. 모두 더불어민주당 소속이다.
307개 선거구에서는 경쟁자가 없거나 후보가 부족해 투표가 실시되지 않는다. 나머지 510명은 지방의회 의원들이다.
총 7,829명이 후보 등록을 마쳤으며, 16개 광역시·도 시장·도지사와 교육감, 기초단체장, 국회의원 보궐선거 14석이 걸려 있다.
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Candidate registration opened Thursday for South Korea's June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections, seen as a key test of public sentiment toward President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
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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.
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Voters in four Kenyan areas are set to cast ballots today in by-elections for one parliamentary seat and three wards. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has confirmed full readiness. Opposition leaders were absent during campaigns, while UDA figures actively participated.
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In New Caledonia, the March municipal elections act as a rehearsal for the provincial polls due by year's end. These elections, postponed multiple times, hinge on a constitutional reform's adoption. Independence supporters urge high turnout to sway decisions in Paris.