Unification under 'Third Zone' Ahn Cheol-soo... Geum Tae-seop "Sincerely Congratulations" (Update)

Ahn Cheol-soo, the preliminary candidate of the People’s Party running for the Seoul mayoral by-election (left), and Geum Tae-seop, an independent preliminary candidate, shake hands ahead of a debate for unification held at the Channel A headquarters in Sangam-dong on the 18th of last month. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporters Kum Boryeong, Park Juni] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, has been selected as the unified candidate for the 'third zone' Seoul mayoral election. Former Democratic Party lawmaker Geum Tae-seop expressed his congratulations to Ahn.

The campaign offices of Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party preliminary candidate, and independent preliminary candidate Geum Tae-seop, both running in the Seoul mayoral by-election, announced on the morning of the 1st at the National Assembly that Ahn won the general public opinion poll conducted for the unification of the two candidates.

Ahn and Geum met at the National Assembly on the 4th of last month to hold unification talks for the third zone. After two rounds of debates, a 100% national public opinion poll was conducted on the 27th of last month.

Regarding the election results, Geum said on Facebook, "I sincerely congratulate the victorious candidate Ahn" and "I hope there will be good results in this election."

He added, "I deeply thank everyone who ran together for the independent candidate who challenged with a small possibility, and all those who did not hesitate to support and encourage me despite my shortcomings."