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The People's Power decided to hold additional contests in two regions, Seoul and Chungnam, where Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Chungcheongnam-do Governor Kim Tae-heum did not apply for nomination for the June 3 local elections.

Lee Jung-hyun, chairman of the People's Power Nomination Management Committee, held a press conference at the central headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul on the morning of the 11th and announced this.

"Seoul and Chungnam are regions with very large election symbolism and scale," Chairman Lee said. "The commission judged that it is necessary to create a sufficient competition and verification structure that meets the public's eye level and expand choices."

The mission committee will receive additional applications for Seoul and Chungnam by the 12th and then conduct an interview on the 13th.

Earlier, Mayor Oh refused to register as a candidate for a branch office, demanding a change in the party's route, and Governor Kim put on hold the nomination application, saying that the issue of administrative integration in Chungnam and Daejeon should be decided in advance.

The decision by the commission is interpreted as an attempt to strengthen the popularity of the primary and the competitiveness of the candidate by reopening the door to the two current heads of organizations.