‘Opposition battleground’ Early voting rate for glory re-election hits all-time high…Democratic, Justice, Progressive in close race [This kind of politics]

Pre-voting rate 43.06%, highest since 2013
‘Progressive Party’ rapidly emerging amid intense competition between Democratic Party and Innovation Party,

Progressive Party candidate Lee Seok-ha, who ran for reelection as the mayor of Yeonggwang-gun in Jeonnam, is campaigning. [Yonhap],
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, ‘[Herald Economy=Reporter Yang Geun-hyuk] The pre-voting rate for the mayoral by-election in Yeonggwang, Jeonnam exceeded 40%, marking the highest-ever figure in history, while the Democratic Party, Innovation Party, and Progressive Party are engaging in fierce competition. The Progressive Party, which has focused on winning over public sentiment rather than engaging in the fierce battle between the Democratic Party and Innovation Party over Yeonggwang, known as the Democratic Party’s stronghold, is rapidly rising, making it difficult to predict the outcome of the closely contested election, according to analysis.’,
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, ‘According to the National Election Commission on the 13th, out of 45,248 eligible voters, 19,484 people participated in the pre-voting for the mayoral by-election in Yeonggwang, recording a pre-voting rate of 43.06% over the two days from the 11th. This is the highest figure among the five electoral districts where the by-election is being held. It is also the highest figure among Yeonggwang local election pre-voting rates recorded since the introduction of pre-voting in 2013. In the 2014 Yeonggwang local election, the pre-voting rate was 22.74%, in 2018 it was 33.21%, and in 2022 it was 41.68%.’,
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, ‘Yeonggwang, traditionally considered a stronghold of the Democratic Party, has emerged as a battleground for the opposition as members of the Innovation Party, including Chairman Cho Kuk, have devoted themselves to the region, even starting their official election campaign living in Jeolla Province. The Democratic Party has entered the election with a formidable organizational strength by forming a camp with all its members from Jeolla Province participating. However, in a recent public opinion poll, an unexpected result emerged where a Progressive Party candidate, not from the Democratic Party or Innovation Party, took the top spot, creating a three-way race where it is difficult to predict the election results for any party candidate.’,
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, “In a poll commissioned by Namdo Ilbo and conducted by Real Meter on the 7th and 8th of last month with 502 men and women over the age of 18 in Yeonggwang-gun, the support rates for the mayoral candidates were as follows: Lee Seok-ha of the Progressive Party at 35.0%, Jang Se-il of the Democratic Party at 33.4%, and Jang Hyun of the Innovation Party at 27.4%. Earlier in a Real Meter survey in September, this candidate had a support rate of 19.0%, but within just a month, the figure increased by 16.0 percentage points.”,
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, ‘The Real Meter survey mentioned in the article was conducted through wireless virtual numbers (95%) and wired RDD (5%) automated response (ARS) surveys. The response rate was 18.8%. (Confidence level 95%, sampling error ±4.4 percentage points). For more details, you can check on the homepage of the Central Election Opinion Research Deliberation Committee.’,
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