Young Lee Young-hwan, Youth Recruit of the Korean Party, Announces Candidacy for Yangcheon-gap... "I Will Seek Voters' Choice"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Lee Young-hwan, CEO of Flare Partners, who was recruited as a 'youth talent' by the Liberty Korea Party, has declared his candidacy for the Yangcheon Gap district parliamentary seat.

On the 4th, Lee held a press conference at the National Assembly Press Hall and stated, "Since I have a will to engage in politics, I have decided not to wait for a proportional representation seat but to seek the choice of voters in a local constituency."

Regarding his choice of the Yangcheon Gap district, he explained, "Mokdong Apartment Complexes 1 and 2 are my hometown where I attended elementary, middle, and high school," adding, "After graduating from high school, I went alone to China, studied economics at Peking University, and interacted extensively with foreigners. Whenever I faced difficulties during my student life in China, I clenched my teeth and endured by thinking of my hometown, Mokdong."

He acknowledged, "At the age of 29, you might wonder whether you can entrust a significant responsibility to someone so young and inexperienced," and added, "Of course, it is true that I have less experience and credentials compared to the older generation. However, I do not think the current older generation has done well in politics."

Lee expressed his desire to create a pan-governmental organization for youth, stating, "I will serve as a bridge between youth, the National Assembly, and the government so that young people can settle in society, become the oxygen of their fields, and later, as middle-aged adults, play the central roles in society that their predecessors did."

He also emphasized the need to lower the age of criminal responsibility for minors to 12 years old and to introduce an internet real-name system for the sake of teenagers. He said, "School violence is becoming increasingly brutal and affecting younger age groups," adding, "The main reason is that minors know they will not go to prison. Therefore, the age of criminal responsibility for minors should be lowered to 12 years old, and the severity of punishments should be increased."

He continued, "Celebrities, athletes, foreigners, journalists, politicians, and everyone seen in the news suffer from malicious comments, and comments on news articles even manipulate public opinion," and added, "I believe the internet real-name system must be enforced, even if it requires amending the constitution."

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