Pre-candidate Yongbin Lee: "We will uphold the spirit of March 1st and the spirit of May Gwangju"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-bin, the preliminary candidate for the National Assembly member of Gwangsan-gu Gap, Gwangju Metropolitan City from the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 1st, "Today marks the 101st anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement," and added, "I will uphold the spirit of the March 1st Independence Movement and the May Gwangju Spirit."

Candidate Lee said, "It is no exaggeration to say that the history of the Republic of Korea was made from the bottom up," and continued, "The Donghak Peasant Movement was like that, the March 1st Movement was like that, the May Gwangju was like that, and the Candlelight Citizen Revolution was like that."

He emphasized, "On this day 101 years ago, the March 1st Movement, which erupted like a wildfire, was the greatest independence movement of the Korean people that revealed the injustice of Japanese colonial rule and declared Korea's will for independence to the world. Although the Japanese military police may have stepped on the tears of our ancestors spilled on the streets, they could not trample the spirit of protecting the country and the spirit of autonomy."

He also added, "The May Gwangju Democratization Movement was also a struggle for justice and democracy when the democracy of the Republic of Korea was trampled under the military boots of political soldiers and dictatorship forces," and said, "Although the bloodstains of the citizen army crushed by the boots of dictatorship could have been stepped on, no one can trample the Gwangju Spirit deeply embedded in the hearts of Gwangju citizens."

Furthermore, he said, "Today's Republic of Korea exists because of countless nights during which many people kept their eyes wide open and stayed awake, earnestly believing that morning would come again, with many tears and smiles," and added, "I will ensure that the meaning of March 1st, 101 years ago, and May Gwangju, 40 years ago, will not be forgotten."

He concluded, "I will do my best to have the precious spirit of the March 1st Movement and the May Gwangju Spirit equally enshrined in the preamble of the Constitution," and stated, "I will remember the fair and just Republic of Korea that our ancestors dreamed of, and protect the lives of Gwangju, Gwangsan, and the Republic of Korea through labor and economic policies that ensure youth, education policies, and workers receive proper treatment."

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