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Long way to go before opposition s fielding of single candidate
Posted : 2021-03-02 16:03
Updated : 2021-03-14 17:25
People s Party Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo, a candidate for the Seoul mayoral by-election, visits the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
By Do Je-hae
After minor opposition People s Party Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo was confirmed Monday as the winner of a third-party primary for the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, all eyes are now on whether it will be possible for Ahn and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) to field a single candidate as he has been suggesting.
But it is widely predicted the discussion to field a single candidate to represent the opposition bloc will not be easy, as the People s Party and the PPP differ on how to select one, with each preferring a method that favors their own candidate