The election of the October 16 by-elections is gradually outlined...Gokseong-gun County is the ancestor of the Democratic Party.

Re-election of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, Democratic Party candidate Cho Sang-rae won
Seoul Superintendent of Education 'Progress' Jung Geun-sik tops...'Conservative' Cho Jeon Hyuk 2nd place
Final by-elections Turnout of 24.62%…Seoul Superintendent of Education 23.48%
First election since the general election...Keep an eye on the results of the ruling and opposition parties' vote counting.

[Anchor]
Currently, the counting of votes for the October 16 by-elections, which will select four heads of local governments and the superintendent of education in Seoul, is underway.

Cho Sang-rae of the Democratic Party was elected as Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, and the candidates of Seoul, Busan, Geumjeong-gu, Incheon, Ganghwa-gun, and Yeonggwang, Jeollanam-do, which are still being counted, are gradually being outlined.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Kim Da-yeon, please tell us the status of the by-elections.

[Reporter]
Cho Sang-rae of the Democratic Party of Korea was elected as the first governor of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, with 55.26% of the vote.

He beat Park Woong-doo of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party by nearly 20%p.

In the re-election of Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, where the opposition party's family fight was fierce, Democratic Party candidate Jang Se-il is the leader.

The vote counting process is the slowest in the by-election of Busan's Geumjeong-gu District Office, which is considered the biggest showdown between the ruling and opposition parties.

As of 11:30 p.m., the vote counting rate was 35%, with candidate Yoon Il-hyun ranking first.

The by-election in Ganghwa County, Incheon, is led by Park Yong-chul, the People's Power candidate, followed by Han Yeon-hee of the Democratic Party of Korea.

Chung Geun-sik of the progressive camp is leading the by-election of the Seoul Superintendent of Education regardless of political parties.

[Anchor]
What was the turnout rate?

[Reporter]
The final turnout for the by-elections was provisionally tallied at 24.62%.

The turnout for the Seoul Superintendent of Education election, which had a large number of voters in the 8 million range, was as low as 23.48 percent, which led to the average turnout.

The average turnout of the four basic organizations was 53.9%, exceeding 50.9% during the by-election of the head of Gangseo-gu District Office in Seoul last year and the local election two years ago.

The highest turnout was in Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, where the fierce election campaign between opposition candidates took place, recording 70.1%.

Voter turnout for the re-election of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, followed by 64.6%, while conservative areas, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, and Geumjeong-gu, Busan, accounted for 58% and 47%, respectively.

Both the ruling and opposition parties interpret that by-elections and high voting enthusiasm are not disadvantageous to their party candidates.

Although it is not an election to select lawmakers or heads of regional organizations, it is the first opportunity to confirm local public sentiment since the general election, so the leadership of the ruling and opposition parties and the battle for political leadership are expected to change depending on the results.

I'm Kim Dayeon of YTN in the political department.