![Ha Jeong-woo, expected to run in Busan’s Buk-gu Gap district, and Jeon Eun-su, expected to run in South Chungcheong Province’s Asan Eul district, pose with bouquets alongside Democratic Party leader Jeong Cheong-rae at a party talent recruitment event at the National Assembly on the 29th. [Yonhap]](https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/04/30/20260430150914273953.jpg)
The Democratic Party on the 30th made strategic nominations of Ha Jeong-woo, a former senior presidential secretary for AI Future Planning, in Busan’s Buk-gu Gap district and Jeon Eun-su, a former presidential spokesperson, in South Chungcheong Province’s Asan Eul district for the June 3 by-elections.
Senior party spokesperson Kang Jun-hyeon told reporters at the National Assembly that Ha is a Busan native who spent his school years there, calling him the right person to carry on the constituency of Jeon Jae-su, the party’s Busan mayoral candidate. Ha and Jeon are high school alumni, with Ha the junior.
Kang added that the party expects Ha to help address pressing issues in Busan and to “raise the level of AI legislation by one step” in the National Assembly.
On Jeon, Kang said Asan, home to many large companies, draws voters with varied local ties, making careful education and child care policies essential. He said Jeon, a former teacher, is expected to show strong expertise in those areas.
The party held a welcome event the previous day for Ha and Jeon and had signaled their nominations.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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