Yoon Geon-young Declares Candidacy for Seoul Guro-eul... "Contributing to Party-Blue House Communication"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Yoon Gun-young, former head of the Blue House National Planning and Situation Room, officially announced his candidacy for the Seoul Guro-eul constituency on the 31st.

On the same day, Yoon stated on his Facebook, "I will start in Seoul Guro-eul," adding, "As an aide to President Moon Jae-in and head of the Blue House National Situation Room, I want to pour the national governance experience that opened a period of great transformation into Guro now."

He explained, "As President Moon's term enters its latter half, smooth communication between the party and the Blue House becomes important. I want to contribute to close communication between the party and the Blue House," and added, "I believe this is the path to the success of the Moon Jae-in administration, and this is why I am running in the 21st National Assembly election."

He also said, "Furthermore, I will utilize the valuable experience of preparing inter-Korean summits as the president's special envoy to North Korea twice, becoming a small but precious lever for peace on the Korean Peninsula."

Yoon stated, "Guro-eul is a strategic nomination area," and added, "The process until the final candidate is decided will proceed according to the party's strategy and judgment. I believe it will be a fair process, and I will not consider personal gains or losses."

Earlier, on the 20th, Yoon received a preliminary candidate qualification from the Democratic Party's Public Office Candidate Verification Committee. The Guro-eul constituency, which he declared as his running area, is the district of Park Young-sun, Minister of SMEs and Startups, who announced she would not run, and was recently classified as a strategic nomination area according to the Democratic Party's party rules and regulations.

Originally from Busan, Yoon served as the Blue House Political Planning Secretary during the Roh Moo-hyun administration and worked as an aide to President Moon during his time as a member of the National Assembly. After President Moon's inauguration, he served as head of the Blue House National Situation Room and National Planning Situation Room, earning the nickname "Moon's right-hand man."

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