The lineup between the ruling and opposition parties for the June 3 local elections has been finalized.
So Byung-hoon, chair of the Democratic Party of Korea Central Party Election Commission, held a briefing at the Yeouido central party headquarters on the 20th and announced that candidate Kim Sang-uk beat Lee Sun-ho and Ahn Jae-hyun to be finally confirmed as the Democratic Party candidate for Ulsan mayor. In the primary held from the 18th to the 20th, Kim won a majority of the votes and advanced to the general election as the final candidate without a runoff.
With candidate Kim, an incumbent National Assembly member, stepping down, Ulsan Nam-gu Gap, Kim's constituency, will hold a by-election for the National Assembly.
Kim was elected in the 22nd general election as a member of the People Power Party, but left the party during the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law and then joined the Democratic Party. With Kim's nomination as the Democratic Party candidate confirmed, he is set to face incumbent Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-kyum of the People Power Party, who received a sole nomination on the 17th.