While the Saudi is regarded as the strongest candidate, the Korean believe the gap is narrow, and it's impossible for the Saudi to gain 2/3 of the votes require to win outright in first round. And in the second round, those who voted for Rome would vote for Busan, thus tip the balance.With three candidates competing to host the Expo, the successful host nation must receive two-thirds of votes to win outright. But that scenario is unlikely as the contest appears to be tight, officials in Korea said.
The Saudi capital is regarded as the strongest candidate
Yet Korean officials believe the gap is narrow and the outcome is impossible to foresee.
The result .... *drums roll* .... Riyadh won 119 votes, Busan 29 and Rome 17, results from 182 members of the Paris-based BIE showed.
Actually the gap is wide, how did the Korean not see this coming. LOL. They're too full of themselves. They blamed many things afterward, Saudi buying votes, Ukraine war etc.
With 119 (Saudi) against 46 (Bushan + Rome), maybe they're not entirely wrong, it does looks like the Global South vs the collective West, if we can actually see who's voting for whom, whether the votes resemble the many Global South vs collective West in UN votes.
Korean optimistic about the prospect of Busan's bid awaiting the announcement in Paris. They believe it'd be a close 70 to 70 votes.
Reality sunk in affer the announcement.
Korea reaches last lap in race to host World Expo 2030
Posted : 2023-11-26 17:14
Updated : 2023-11-27 13:32
Tokyo will support Busan’s bid to host 2030 event, Japanese paper reports
By Jung Min-ho
A Korean delegation will make its last case for Busan’s bid to host the World Expo 2030 as representatives of 182 member states of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), a governing body for the event, are preparing to vote in Paris on Tuesday (local time) to determine the host city.
Before departing for Paris, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo voiced his optimism. The long, unforgettable Expo journey of Team Busan is now coming down to its "final page,” he wrote in a statement posted on social media, Sunday.
“My mind is calm. Since launching a private-public bidding committee on July 8 last year, we have met 3,472 people including heads of state during a 509-day period, flying a distance that would encircle the Earth 495 times,” Han said. “With an unwavering heart, we will do our best to the very end, hoping to bring good news to everyone we are grateful to.”
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With three candidates competing to host the Expo, the successful host nation must receive two-thirds of votes to win outright. But that scenario is unlikely as the contest appears to be tight, officials in Korea said.
If no candidate gathers two-thirds of votes cast in the first round, the third-place candidate is eliminated and the other two will immediately move to a second round. The host city will then be elected by a simple majority.
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The Saudi capital is regarded as the strongest candidate, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman backing the kingdom-led campaign that, in the eyes of the competitors, promises to “shower” public investments in countries in return for their support. Dozens of countries have so far expressed their support for Riyadh, according to Arab media.
Yet Korean officials believe the gap is narrow and the outcome is impossible to foresee.
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Korean's diplomats began their Kimchi diplomacy push in Sep for Busan's bid. Korean ambassador to UK presented Kimchi to Prince Charlies in Nov. Prince Charles: Hohoho, you gotta be kidding me.
Riyard's Expo 2030 poster, focus on giga future city projects such as the Neom.
Rome's Expo 2030 poster, suppose to be focus on reinventing the city. I don;t know.
Busan's Expo 2030 poster, focus on K-Pop?
