Democratic Party of Korea Secretary-General Cho Seung-rae said, "In Pyeongtaek-eul it's Kim Yong-nam, and in North Jeolla it's Lee Won-taek as the Democratic Party candidates," adding, "Cho Kuk and Kim Kwan-young are not Democratic Party candidates," again stressing the point. On the local election landscape, the party assessed that 6 of 16 provincial and metropolitan governor races and 5 of 14 special and by-elections are toss-ups.
At a press briefing on the 2nd, Secretary-General Cho said, "As I said yesterday, the Democratic Party candidate in Pyeongtaek-eul is Kim Yong-nam, and in North Jeolla it's Lee Won-taek," adding, "Cho Kuk and Kim Kwan-young are not Democratic Party candidates."
Secretary-General Cho also said of independent candidate Kim Kwan-young, "A person who was expelled from the Democratic Party of Korea as a disciplinary measure," adding, "We cannot entrust North Jeolla to a candidate who sticks to lies to cover up wrongdoing."
On Pyeongtaek-eul, he said, "On the surface it looks like a two-way race, but as (Yoo Ui-dong) the People Power Party candidate keeps rising, it will become a fierce three-way contest," adding, "If you choose another candidate, it becomes the People Power Party."
Secretary-General Cho also offered an analysis of the outlook for metropolitan and provincial chief races and the special and by-elections. He said, "We still maintain that six places are toss-ups," but added, "Ulsan is moving more stably thanks to the effect of a unified candidacy with The Progressive Party." On May 26, Cho identified Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, and North Jeolla as battlegrounds.
He went on, "Among the 14 special and by-elections, Pyeongtaek-eul; Gongju, Buyeo and Cheongyang; Dalseong; Ulsan Nam-gap; and Busan Buk-gap are in close races." Mentioning candidates Park Hyeong-ryong, Jeon Tae-jin and Ha Jung-woo, he said, "Citizens will choose workers who can receive budgetary and legislative support together with the president and the ruling party."
Meanwhile, asked by reporters during the poll publication blackout period whether campaign stump speeches by former presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye for People Power Party candidates were shifting the race, he said, "It doesn't seem to have any effect," adding, "Citizens with reasonable common sense will be angered and have greater motivation to vote."