The last day of early voting for the October 16 by-elections...Han Dong-hoon, Lee Jae-myung, to Busan

Ruling Party Visits Nopo-dong Market...Han Dong-hoon, 4-hour walking campaign

Supporting fire by visiting temples such as Chu Chu-ho, Beomeosa Temple, Gwangmyeong Temple, etc.

Lee Jae-myung Visits Busan Geumjeong Sports Facility, Incheon Ganghwa Festival

[Anchor]
Today (12th) is the last weekend ahead of the October 16 by-elections and the last day of early voting.

Representative Han Dong-hoon of the People's Power Party and Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea will go to Geumjeong-gu, Busan, side by side to win last-minute votes.

Connect with reporters to find out more.

Reporter Kim Dayeon!

Please tell us more about each party's campaign schedule today!

[Reporter]
The People's Power first visits a market in Nopo-dong, Busan, in the morning and meets merchants.

CEO Han Dong-hoon will continue his walking campaign for the next four hours.

The plan is to start at Nopo Station and walk to Oncheonjang Station to encourage voters to vote in advance.

Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho visits religious circles such as Beomeosa Temple and Gwangmyeong Temple to fire support.

As Busan is the traditional support base of the ruling party, it seems that it is making all-out efforts to defend itself.

The Democratic Party of Korea, which aims for a reversal in the neck-and-neck structure, also visits Geumjeong-gu, Busan and appeals for a vote.

Representative Lee Jae-myung and floor leader Park Chan-dae visit Geumjeong-gu sports facilities and meet citizens.

After that, we will move to the site of the salted shrimp festival in Ganghwa, Incheon, to help the candidate for Ganghwa County.

Cho Kuk, the leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, focuses on winning votes for residents of Yeonggwang and Gokseong-gun by moving to Yeonggwang after visiting Gokseong-gun Sports Park and Terminal in Jeollanam-do.

Jeollanam-do has a particularly high early voting rate.

As of 9:30 today, it was accumulated as 10.61% in Busan, 16.82% in Incheon, and 27.69% in Jeonnam.

Today, the last day of early voting, voters in the area where the by-elections take place can vote at any early polling station in the election area until 6 p.m.

[Anchor]
As the election campaign heats up, the level of checks seems to be increasing.

In particular, the remarks in question came out over the election of the head of Busan Geumjeong-gu, right?

[Reporter]
First of all, the by-election for the head of Busan's Geumjeong-gu District Office was held after the former head of the district died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

The beginning of the controversy was Kim Young-bae's SNS post of the Democratic Party of Korea.

In his article supporting the Democratic Party candidate, he was aiming at Kim Jae-yoon, the former head of Geumjeong-gu District Office, asking if he would shoot the people's power to provide the cause of the by-election and waste taxpayers' money.

Then, CEO Han Dong-hoon immediately said on social media, "Let's not be a monster," and even a party-level commentary said that it was an insult to the deceased who died of illness.

In the wake of the controversy, Rep. Kim apologized, saying it was a careless remark, and the Democratic Party leadership also said in an official position that they would refer Rep. Kim to the Ethics Tribunal to take disciplinary action.

It is interpreted that the government has preemptively tried to extinguish the election situation in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, which has been in a tight race due to the unification of opposition candidates.

Some analysts say that the by-election, which selects four superintendents of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and heads of local governments, is particularly meaningful compared to its size because political leadership depends on the absence of major elections for the time being.

I'm YTN's Kim Dayeon in the National Assembly.