▲ Rep. Choo Kyung-ho of the People Power Party (PPP) holds his fist up as he speaks to reporters at the PPP's Daegu office on April 26, 2026, following his nomination as the candidate for Daegu mayor. (Yonhap)

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PPP nominates 3-term lawmaker Choo as Daegu mayor candidate

SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday nominated three-term lawmaker Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as its candidate for the mayor of Daegu, a major conservative stronghold, for the upcoming June 3 local elections.

Choo, who served as former finance minister and party floor leader, defeated Rep. Yoo Yeong-ha in a party primary to run for mayor in the southern city long regarded as an unwavering bastion for the conservative bloc, the party's nomination committee said.

Choo will face former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, the nominee for the ruling Democratic Party.

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