A heavyweight opposition politician Thursday filed his bid for a parliamentary election with the by-elections only three weeks away.
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The former three-term lawmaker Chung Dong-young registered his candidacy with the election watchdog as soon as the National Election Commission opened its two-day candidate registration for the April 29 elections.
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Chung’s campaign in the B constituency of Seoul’s southern district of Gwanak is expected to draw the keenest attention as it may determine the political fate of the long-time member of what is now the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy who defected to create a new party.
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Coming in the middle of President Park Geun-hye’s five-year term, the elections may also serve as a yardstick for public confidence in the administration as well as a bellwether for next year’s general election for the ruling and main opposition parties.
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Four seats total are up for grabs in Gwanak, the populous port city of Incheon, west of Seoul, Seongnam, south of Seoul, and the southwestern city of Gwangju. (Yonhap)
