The Democratic Party of Korea on the 2nd confirmed all candidates as primary contenders for four posts in the June 3 local elections: Seoul mayor, Gyeonggi governor, Ulsan mayor, and the special integrated mayor of South Jeolla and Gwangju.
On the morning of the same day, Nomination Management Committee Chair Kim Yi-su announced this nomination policy at the central party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul.
Accordingly, six people — Kim Young-bae, Kim Hyung-nam, Park Ju-min, Park Hong-geun, Jeon Hyun-hee, and Chong Won-o — will compete for the Seoul mayoral nomination. However, with lawmaker Park Hong-geun nominated that day as the inaugural Minister candidate of the Ministry of Planning and Budget in the Lee Jae-myung administration, Park is effectively out of the Seoul mayoral race.
For Gyeonggi governor, candidates Kwon Chil-seung, Kim Dong-yeon, Yang Gi-dae, Choo Mi-ae, and Han Jun-ho will take part in the primary, while for Ulsan mayor, candidates Kim Sang-uk, Song Cheol-ho, Ahn Jae-hyun, and Lee Sun-hoo are set to compete.
For the special integrated mayor of South Jeolla and Gwangju, candidates Kang Gi-jung, Kim Yung-rok, Min Hyung-bae, Shin Jung-hoon, Lee Gae-ho, Lee Byung-hoon, Chung Joon-ho, and Joo Cheol-hyeon will take part in the primary.
The party's nomination committee plans to additionally recruit preliminary candidates for Busan mayor from the 9th to the 13th.