Exit polls for the Gyeonggi gubernatorial election show Democratic Party candidate Chu Mi-ae leading People Power Party candidate Yang Hyang-ja by a significant margin of 19.2-26.3 percentage points. Chu's camp celebrated the predicted victory, while Yang's camp expressed disappointment.
The Reform Party accused Gyeonggi gubernatorial candidate Yang Hyang-ja of misrepresenting her academic credentials and falsely claiming credit for passing the "Semiconductor Special Act." Yang denied the allegations, stating her major was AI strategy management and the law's common name is K-Chips Act.
The Reform Party accused Yang Hyang-ja, a candidate for Gyeonggi Province Governor from the People Power Party, of misrepresenting her academic background and legislative achievements in her election campaign materials, calling it a violation of election law.
Gyeonggi Province gubernatorial candidate Yang Hyang-ja pledged to expand free HPV vaccination support to young men, alongside other welfare policies like AI/OTT support and enhanced public healthcare. She stated that true welfare lies in building robust systems, not just cash handouts, with funding from excess tax revenue from advanced industries.
Gukmin Power Party's Yang Hyang-ja criticized Jeong Won-oh's proposal to halt GTX Samsung Station construction, urging Yang to align with Oh Se-hoon's stance, implying her silence aids Jeong and the Democratic Party.
Yang Hyang-ja, a member of the People Power Party's supreme council, has been nominated as the PPP candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor in the June 3 local elections. She will compete against Democratic Party Rep. Choo Mi-ae, a six-term lawmaker and former justice minister. If either wins, they would become the first female governor of South Korea's most populous province with about 14 million people.
