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However, the competition rate in this local election is the lowest among local elections in history.
Because of this, there are many people who run alone and win the election without voting.
Almost 500 people.
Reporter Han Seung-yeon will report this.
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A total of 4,132 people are selected in this local election, and 7,616 people are registered as candidates.
The average competition ratio was 1.8 to 1, the lowest in the history of local elections.
In the last three local elections, the competition ratio was 2.5 to 1 and 2.3 to 1.
Analysts say that the competition rate has decreased as it is a local election held two months following the two-party structure was formed in the presidential election.
[윤태곤/더모아 정치분석실장 : “과거 지방선거에서는 강한 당에서 경선이 어렵다고 생각하는 사람들이 무소속으로 상당히 출마를 했는데 이번엔 무소속 출마자도 줄어들면서 전반적으로 경쟁률이 낮아진 것 같습니다.”]
494 voters from 313 constituencies were elected without voting due to low competition.
This is more than five times the number of those elected without a vote in the 2018 local elections, the highest in the past 20 years.
The election was confirmed without voting in six places, including Jung-gu and Dalseo-gu in Daegu, Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju, Boseong-gun and Haenam-gun in Jeollanam-do, and Yecheon-gun in Gyeongbuk.
[엄기홍/경북대 정치외교학과 교수 : “공천이 바로 당선이기 때문에 유권자들이 자신의 의견을 반영할 수 있는 길이 막혀있지 않나 생각이 들거든요.”]
There were 2,108 female candidates registered in this election, accounting for 27.7% of the total, a slight increase from 25.2% in 2018.
Women candidates accounted for 18% of regional group heads, 5.7% of basic group heads, 17% of regional regional members, and 23% of basic members.
The percentage of female candidates by party was 32.5% for the Democratic Party, 26% for People’s Power, and 53% for the Justice Party.
This is Seungyeon Han from KBS News.
Video Editing: Yoonjin Lee / Graphics: Hyungap Kim
