【브레이크뉴스 포항】박영재 기자=6·1지방선거 국민의힘 포항시장 공천경쟁에서 컷오프됐다 기사회생한 이강덕 예비후보에 대항할 후보를 가리기 위한 단일화시도가 무산된 것으로 알려졌다. 

 
1일 지역정가에 따르면 김순견·문충운·장경식·박승호 예비후보 4명은 각종 여론조사에서 10%이상 앞서고 있는 이강덕 예비후보가 국민의힘 중앙당공관위에 의해 경선에 포함되자 그에 맞설 후보 단일화를 위한 논의를 시작했지만 입장차를 좁히지 못하고 합의에 실패한 것으로 전해졌다.

한 예비후보는 “단일화에 대한 공감대는 어느정도 형성됐지만 각종 여론조사에서 비슷한 지지율을 얻고있는 후보자들 모두가 자신이 대항마가 돼야 한다는 주장을 굽히지 않아 논의자체가 진지하게 이뤄지지도 못했다"며 아쉬움을 나타냈다. 

 
한편, 경선은 오는 6∼7일 이틀동안 책임당원 투표 50%와 일반여론조사 50%로 결정된다. 책임당원은 총 1만5500명으로  여론조사는 모바일과 ARS로, 일반여론조사는 시민 1000명을 대상으로 2개 여론조사기관이 각각 500명씩 ARS로 진행한다.

이같은 5명 경선구도로 당원투표와 여론조사가 실시될 경우 이강덕 예비후보에 유리할 것으로 지역정치권은 분석하고 있다.

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'There is no answer to this theory' Lee Kang-deok (Pohang Mayor's preliminary candidate) Searching for a rival 'Songsang Imong' (同牀異夢)

[Break News Pohang] Reporter Young-jae Park = Power of the People in the June 1 Local Election It is known that the unification attempt to select a candidate to oppose the candidate Lee Kang-deok, who was cut-off in the Pohang mayoral nomination competition, was reported to have failed.

According to the local political opinion on the 1st, four preliminary candidates Kim Soon-gyeon, Moon Chung-woon, Jang Gyeong-sik, and Park Seung-ho started a discussion to unify candidates who would fight against Lee Kang-deok, who led by more than 10% in various opinion polls, was included in the primary election by the People's Power Central Party Commission. It was reported that they started, but failed to reach an agreement without narrowing the gap.

A prospective candidate expressed his disappointment, saying, "Even though a consensus has been formed on unification, the discussion itself could not be conducted seriously because all the candidates who had similar approval ratings in various opinion polls did not bend their claims that they should become opponents."

On the other hand, the primary election will be decided by 50% of the votes of the responsible party members and 50% of the general opinion polls for two days from the 6th to the 7th. There are a total of 15,500 responsible party members, and the polls are conducted by mobile and ARS, and general public opinion polls are conducted by ARS with 500 people each, targeting 1,000 citizens.

Local politicians are analyzing that if party member voting and opinion polls are conducted in such a five-person primary, it will be advantageous for candidate Lee Kang-deok.