Park Heong-joon, the People Power Party candidate for Busan mayor (left), and Chun Jae-soo, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Busan mayor, speak at a press conference in the Busan Metropolitan Council briefing room announcing their bids for the June 3 local elections, and at a "Thank-you to Buk-gu residents" event at Gupo Market on the 27th./Courtesy of News1

Park Heong-joon of the People Power Party and Chun Jae-soo of the Democratic Party of Korea, who are running for Busan mayor in the June 3 local elections, will hold three TV debates before election day.

The Election Broadcasting Debate Commission said on the 9th that it decided to hold a Busan mayoral candidates' policy debate at Busan KBS at 11 p.m. on the 26th. There will be one TV debate hosted by the Election Broadcasting Debate Commission.

The two candidates are also scheduled to attend debates hosted by Busan MBC at 5:10 p.m. on the 12th and KNN at 6 p.m. on the 19th. This brings the number of TV debates currently set to three.

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