[🔴뉴스타파 라이브] 모두가 자신의 이익을 위해 싸우고 있다 (홍여진 기자, 홍우람 기자, 변지민 기자, 박종화 기자, 연다혜 앵커)

Early voting for the 9th Nationwide Local Elections begins this Friday. Thirty years have passed since the first local elections were held in 1995; to what extent has the original intent of allowing residents to personally elect the figures who will solve their local community's problems been realized? As the election nears its end, Newstapa's investigation into candidate verification continues regardless of region or political party. Recently, our network has successively spotted candidates who are former heads of local governments and are suspected of "fighting for their own interests" rather than the common good of the region. It has been confirmed that former Ulsan Mayor candidate Kim Du-gyeom funneled sole-source contracts to members of a private organization supporting him. Candidate Kim even assaulted a Newstapa reporting team conducting legitimate verification coverage. From Buan County Governor Kwon Ik-hyeon, who attempted to silence critics after acting as a "broker" for local businessmen, to Hwaseong Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun, who dragged his feet on administrative action against himself after illegally inflating the value of land under his family's name twelvefold. The very people who degraded the election into a "Mosa-i-ssa"—a battleground for vested interests—are once again seeking the residents' votes. On Newstapa Live, airing tonight at 9 PM, a large number of Newstapa reporters who covered the misconduct of these former local government candidates will appear. Reporters Hong Yeo-jin and Hong Woo-ram, who covered the case of Ulsan Mayoral candidate Kim Du-gyeom, along with PD Park Jong-hwa and reporter Byun Ji-min, who covered the cases of Buan County Governor candidate Kwon Ik-hyun and Hwaseong Mayoral candidate Jeong Myeong-geun respectively, will share the behind-the-scenes stories of their reporting. 00:00:00 Opening (Anchor Yeon Da-hye) 00:00:34 Ulsan Mayoral Candidate Kim Du-gyeom, Allegations of Preferential Treatment in Sole-source Contract with Geumseomhoe (Reporters Hong Yeo-jin, Hong Woo-ram) 00:21:00 Ulsan Mayoral Candidate Kim Du-gyeom, Newstapa Reporter Assault Incident (Reporters Hong Yeo-jin, Hong Woo-ram) 00:34:20 Buan County Governor Candidate Kwon Ik-hyun, Allegations of Construction Brokerage (Reporter Park Jong-hwa) 00:52:40 Hwaseong Mayoral Candidate Jeong Myeong-geun, Spouse's Allegations of Real Estate Speculation via Shell Company (Reporter Byeon Ji-min) 01:03:50 30 Years of Local Autonomy Pursuing Only Profit: What Are the Alternatives Reporters Think? 01:07:38 Wrap-up #Newstapa #newstapa #Nonprofit #IndependentMedia #LocalElections #KimDooKyum #UlsanMayor #KwonIkHyun #BuanCountyGovernor #JungMyungGeun #HwaseongMayor #PeoplePowerParty #DemocraticParty #Election #LocalAutonomy #CandidateVerification ※Music source : Habi Music 👉 Newstapa operates solely on donations from members, without advertisements or sponsorships. Please support Newstapa newstapa.org/donate_info 👉 You can donate via PayPal from overseas. Donate via PayPal url.kr/7n3hfe