在6月3日举行的教育监选举中，候选人正通过向学生和家长承诺提供现金及财政支持来展开激烈竞争。
在首尔，现任教育监郑根植承诺将3至5岁儿童的教育费用实质性降为零，并为高年级学生承担通勤和校外活动的费用。其保守派竞争对手尹镐相则承诺通过公私合营基金，覆盖指定补习班40%的学费。
在京畿道，现任教育监林泰熙提出在高考后为每位高三学生提供30万韩元；自由派挑战者安敏锡则提议为每位初一学生提供100万韩元的种子基金。类似的现金承诺也出现在其他地区。
专家指出，候选人目前更侧重于货币化福利，而非讨论学生权益或课程改革。“教育春天”组织的一位官员表示，现金和福利承诺已成为竞选的核心，而非政策的实质内容。
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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.
Official campaigning for South Korea's June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections started on Thursday, May 21, with nearly 7,830 candidates competing nationwide. The two-week period runs until June 2 and is seen as an early test for the Lee Jae Myung administration.
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South Korea's National Election Commission said Saturday that 513 candidates were elected without a vote ahead of the June 3 local elections.
The South Korean government plans to swiftly prepare a supplementary budget using excess tax revenue to ease livelihood burdens from the Middle East conflict, without issuing additional state bonds. This follows an order from President Lee Jae Myung. The budget will focus on alleviating logistics and fuel costs while supporting low-income households.
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President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Friday to build a nation where the state shares the responsibility of parents and cares for their well-being in old age. He made the pledge in a Facebook post and at a ceremony in Seoul to mark Parents' Day.
Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf, known as Gus Ipul, emphasized that Sekolah Rakyat construction procurement must be free from corruption and manipulation. The statement was made in Surabaya on May 3, 2026, aligning with President Prabowo Subianto's directives. The program prioritizes out-of-school children from extremely poor families.
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon denied accusations of proxy payment for opinion poll expenses during the first formal trial at the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday. A special counsel team alleged that ahead of the 2021 Seoul mayoral by-election, Oh instructed a supporter to pay 33 million won on his behalf. Oh's defense countered that he had no such request or motive.