Kim Moonsoo of the People Power Party Registers, Bringing Total Number of Candidates to Seven
As of May 11, the final day for candidate registration in the 21st presidential election, a total of seven candidates had registered.
The National Election Commission announced that on this day, Kim Moonsoo, the People Power Party candidate, submitted additional registration documents, bringing the total number of presidential candidates to seven.
On the first day of registration, May 10, six candidates registered: Lee Jaemyung of the Democratic Party, Lee Junseok of the Reform New Party, Kwon Youngguk of the Democratic Labor Party, Gu Juwa of the Liberal Unification Party, Song Jin-ho as an independent, and Hwang Kyoan as an independent.
The Election Commission also disclosed personal information about the candidates, including their assets, tax payments, and military service records. Lee Jaemyung reported assets of 3,089,143,000 won, Kim Moonsoo reported 1,065,615,000 won, and Lee Junseok reported 1,470,897,000 won.
Kwon Youngguk registered assets of 2,501,938,000 won, Gu Juwa reported 1,701,193,000 won, Hwang Kyoan registered 3,317,875,000 won, and Song Jin-ho reported 288,665,000 won in assets.
Regarding criminal records, Lee Jaemyung had three cases, Kim Moonsoo had three cases, Kwon Youngguk had four cases, and Song Jin-ho had seventeen cases.
For military service, Lee Jaemyung was classified as wartime labor service due to aftereffects of a fracture, and Kim Moonsoo was also classified as wartime labor service due to aftereffects of a radical middle ear surgery. Lee Junseok, Gu Juwa, and Song Jin-ho reported that they completed their military service.
The candidate numbers were assigned as follows: No. 1 Lee Jaemyung of the Democratic Party, No. 2 Kim Moonsoo of the People Power Party, No. 4 Lee Junseok of the Reform New Party, No. 5 Kwon Youngguk of the Democratic Labor Party, No. 6 Gu Juwa of the Liberal Unification Party, No. 7 Hwang Kyoan as an independent, and No. 8 Song Jin-ho as an independent.
Under the current Public Official Election Act, candidate numbers are assigned in order of the number of seats held by each party in the National Assembly. Number 3 was left vacant because the third-largest party in the Assembly, the Innovation Party for the Fatherland, did not nominate a candidate.
Candidates from parties without seats are assigned numbers in alphabetical order of their party names, and independent candidates are assigned numbers according to the order drawn by the Election Commission.
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