Over 300 Women in Mokpo Declare Support for Candidate Kim Won

"Will Join Kim Won-i, Preliminary Candidate, for a New Mokpo"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Ki-dong] Kim Won-i, a preliminary candidate for the National Assembly representing Mokpo City from the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 31st that over 300 women from Mokpo declared their support for him.

Hosted by Mokpo City Councilor Kim Su-mi, the support declaration held at the campaign office was attended by more than 300 women from various age groups ranging from their 20s to 70s.

The women expressed their support through a reading titled “Confident Women, For a New Mokpo, We Support Candidate Kim Won-i,” read by working mom Jang Jin-young (43), stating, “As daughters, mothers, wives of Mokpo, and proud citizens of Mokpo, we support Candidate Kim Won-i who is striving to create a new Mokpo.”

The women showed empathy for Candidate Kim Won-i’s policies on women, childcare, and education, expressing their intention to work together.

They said, “Women hope for a city where all daughters of Mokpo can live safely,” adding, “We will unite our efforts to ensure that the smart city integrated platform project, women’s safe return home service, and crime prevention environmental design pilot project proposed by Candidate Kim Won-i proceed smoothly so that the daughters of Mokpo can live safely.”

They continued, “We hope for a premium education and childcare city that satisfies all mothers in Mokpo,” and stated, “Mothers of Mokpo will join in the efforts to strengthen the public nature of childcare and create a premium education city as promised by Candidate Kim Won-i.”

Furthermore, they said, “We actively support Candidate Kim Won-i so that the Moon Jae-in administration and the Democratic Party of Korea can open an era of state-responsible education,” adding, “We will work together to ensure that the 5,000 Mokpo-type jobs and 20,000 Jeonnam-type jobs created by Candidate Kim Won-i give hope to the wives of Mokpo.”

The women explained, “The reason your daughters, your mothers, and your wives support Candidate Kim Won-i is clear,” stating, “Because he is the one and only person who promises a better tomorrow and a new Mokpo for all of us.”

Candidate Kim Won-i responded, “I am grateful for the support and encouragement from women, who make up half of the world and half of Mokpo’s citizens,” and said, “I will develop more practical policies regarding childcare, education, and reemployment and entrepreneurship activities for women whose careers have been interrupted.”

He added, “Tailored education and youth policies are necessary,” and said, “We will work to resolve tuition and housing issues for children going to Seoul to study, and provide job and startup support for those staying in their hometown.”

In particular, he said, “We will strive to build a complex center for young parents and children in new towns such as Bujudong and Hadang-dong, and consolidate schools facing closure in the old downtown area to establish complex facilities and convenience facilities for residents.”

Meanwhile, Candidate Kim Won-i has served as an administrative officer at the Blue House under President Kim Dae-jung, aide to former Uri Party Chairman Kim Geun-tae, deputy head of the organizational headquarters for party leader Moon Jae-in, deputy head of the functional headquarters for Moon Jae-in’s presidential campaign, policy advisor to the Minister of Education appointed by President Moon Jae-in, and Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul.

As a blueprint for Mokpo’s development, he has proposed ten major tasks including ▲ creating a citizen plaza on the site of Mokpo Station ▲ designating Mokpo as a modern historical and cultural special zone ▲ creating 5,000 Mokpo-type jobs through attracting large corporations ▲ revitalizing the Seonchang economy ▲ establishing a balanced city where the old, central, and new downtown areas prosper evenly ▲ and three clear reform legislations.

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