With the local elections approaching, attention is focused on whether the National Power Party can retain its narrow victories in Ansan and Gunpo against a rising Democratic Party.
As the local elections on June 3 are just three months away, the National Power Party (NPP) is keenly focused on maintaining its recent victories in the southern Gyeonggi region, particularly in Ansan and Gunpo cities where the Democratic Party (DP) aims to reclaim power. In the previous election, the results in Ansan were particularly close, with the NPP candidate, Lee Min-keun, winning by a mere 181 votes over the DP's Je Jong-gil. Despite Ansan traditionally leaning towards the DP, internal conflicts, including a candidacy by the independent former mayor Yoon Hwa-seop, allowed the NPP to triumph for the first time in 16 years. Lee Min-keun's potential re-election campaign marks a significant moment as he seeks to be the first incumbent mayor in Ansan's history to serve consecutive terms.
