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- ↑ "[지방선거 알리미]지방선거의 역사". National Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15.
- 1 2 3 "CLAIR REPORT NUMBER 103" (PDF). Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. 20 June 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-08-30.
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