PPP Seoul Mayoral Primary Narrows to Three-Way Race

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[Breaking] People Power Party Seoul mayoral primary: 3-way race between Oh Se-hoon, Park Su-min, and Yoon Hee-suk - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea
[Breaking] People Power Party Seoul mayoral primary: 3-way race between Oh Se-hoon, Park Su-min, and Yoon Hee-suk

The People Power Party's Seoul mayoral primary has narrowed to a three-way race among Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Rep. Park Su-min, and former Rep. Yoon Hee-suk.

According to political sources, the PPP's nomination management committee selected Oh, Park, and Yoon as primary candidates from among six applicants for the Seoul mayoral nomination. Former Seongbuk-eul party chapter chair Lee Sang-gyu, Korea International Trade Association Vice Chairman Lee Seung-hyun, and former Rep. Kim Chung-hwan were cut off from the nomination.

The committee conducted interviews the previous day with three additional applicants: Mayor Oh, Rep. Park, and former Rep. Kim. All three had registered during the second round of open recruitment for Seoul mayoral candidates on the 17th.

The primary schedule was delayed beyond initial expectations after Mayor Oh set conditions for his candidacy, including a political severance from former President Yoon Suk Yeol, demanding a shift in party direction. The Korean Series-style primary format the committee had ambitiously prepared also became impossible to execute due to time constraints. The committee plans to use innovative methods to boost public attention to the primary process, given the delayed schedule.

The committee is expected to announce detailed primary rules among the preliminary candidates later in the day.

Original reporting by Heo Jin for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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