The People Power Party nomination management committee on the 23rd narrowed the Seoul mayoral primary field for the June 3 local elections to three: incumbent Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Rep. Park Su-min, and former Rep. Yoon Hee-sook.
In a news release the same day, the committee said, "Of the six candidates who applied, the committee narrowed the field to three—Park Su-min, Oh Se-hoon, and Yoon Hee-sook—as primary candidates, and decided to select the final nominee through a primary after two debates among them."
Lee Sang-gyu, the party chapter head for Seoul Seongbuk-eul, Lee Seung-hyun, CEO of INFAC Korea, and Kim Chung-hwan, former head of Seoul's Gangdong District, were cut off.
The committee said, "This decision is aimed at selecting the most prepared candidate for Seoul mayor based on ability rather than name recognition and competition rather than résumé," adding, "The nomination management committee will rigorously and fairly manage the upcoming primary so that the will of citizens and party members can be fully reflected."
The People Power Party will hold candidate debates on the 24th of this month and on the 10th of next month. The main primary campaign period is from the 11th to the 15th of next month, and the main primary will be held over two days, the 16th and 17th. The final nominee will be selected on the 18th.