Hwaseong District Shows Highest Competition Rate of 14:1 Among Gyeonggi Province Electoral Districts in Grand National Party Primary

As of the deadline on the 5th, the results of the Grand National Party's primary election applications showed that Hwaseong region had the highest competition rate of 14 to 1 among the 49 electoral districts in Gyeonggi Province.

With the division of Hwaseong City appearing certain, a total of 14 candidates applied for the primary, including Rep. Ko Hui-seon (58) and Kim Sung-hoe (51), chairman of the New Right Gyeonggi Security Alliance.

Additionally, numerous political figures are among the applicants, including Park Yun-gu (52) and Han Jong-seok (57), vice chairmen of the Grand National Party's Gyeonggi Province chapter, former Gyeonggi Provincial Councilor Jeong Yeon-gu (61), former Seo Dae-moon District Councilor Lee Ki-bong (58), and Park Chung-hyo (43), policy special advisor to presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak.

Also submitting applications for the primary are figures from the economic and academic sectors, including Park Jae-geun (59), executive managing director of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Lee Hoe-young (55), CEO of Win-Win Technology, Nam Ju-heon (42), professor at Shinseong University, Hong Sa-gwang (54), chairman of the Korean Society and Culture Research Institute, Hong Soon-kwon (51), former secretary general of the Gyeonggi Culture Forum, Park Bo-hwan (52), former National Assembly Grade 1 Policy Research Committee member, and Cho Han-yu (57), former vice mayor of Goyang City.

Meanwhile, the Grand National Party plans to hold a public forum on the 11th to discuss primary election principles and direction before beginning formal review of primary applications.