On the first day of candidate registration for National Assembly by-elections held alongside the local elections, 34 candidates completed registration. The average assets per National Assembly candidate were tallied at 2.05698 billion won.

With 20 days left until the 9th nationwide local elections, officials at the Daegu City Election Commission inspect polling station supply sets on the afternoon of the 14th./Courtesy of News1

No. 1 was Kim Yong-nam, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Pyeongtaek B in Gyeonggi. The total was 12.77049 billion won. Lee Jin-sook, the People Power Party candidate running in Dalseong, Daegu, ranked second with 8.21539 billion won, followed by Cho Kuk of the Rebuilding Korea Party running in Pyeongtaek B with 5.66767 billion won, and Hwang Kyo-ahn of Liberty and Innovation with 5.03777 billion won.

Ha Jung-woo, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Buk-gap in Busan, who served as head of the Naver Cloud AI Innovation Center and then as senior secretary for AI future planning at the presidential office, ranked fifth with 4.2488 billion won.

By contrast, Shin Ji-hye of the Basic Income Party, running in Gwangsan B in Gwangju, reported the smallest assets at 31 million won.

Eleven Democratic Party of Korea candidates reported an average of 2.63755 billion won, 10 People Power Party candidates 1.9234 billion won, and four Reform Party candidates 1.79678 billion won.

Of the 34 candidates, 27 are men. Among them, 7 did not complete military service. By party, four are from the Democratic Party of Korea, one from the People Power Party, one from Liberty and Innovation, and one independent.

Song Young-gil, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Yeonsu A in Incheon; Lee Kwang-jae, the candidate for Hanam A in Gyeonggi; Kim Eui-kyeom, the candidate for Gunsan·Gimje·Buan A in North Jeolla; and Park Hyeong-ryong, the candidate for Dalseong County in Daegu, did not complete military service.

In the People Power Party, Yoon Yong-geun, running in Gongju·Buyeo·Cheongyang in South Chungcheong, has not served. Hwang Kyo-ahn of Liberty and Innovation and independent Kim Jong-hoe, running in Gunsan·Gimje·Buan A in North Jeolla, also did not complete military service.

Criminal records are held by 11 of the 34 candidates. Jeon Ju-yeon of The Progressive Party, running in Dalseong B in Daegu, had the most with five, and candidate Lee Kwang-jae also reported four convictions.

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