Independent No Gwan-gyu and Jeong In-hwa Preliminary Candidates "Will Correct Haeryong-myeon Electoral District"

Nogwankyu and Jeong Inhwa preliminary candidates are holding a joint press conference at Haeryong-myeon Office on the 24th.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Independent preliminary candidates Roh Gwan-gyu and Jeong In-hwa, who ran in the Suncheon, Gwangyang, Gurye, and Gokseong ‘Gap’ and ‘Eul’ electoral districts, held a joint press conference at Haeryong-myeon Office on the 24th. They condemned the redistricting that separated Haeryong-myeon and the Democratic Party, and announced their commitment to jointly work toward restoring the original district boundaries.

The two preliminary candidates stated that the responsibility lies with the Democratic Party and the Lee Hae-chan leadership for not dividing the Suncheon City electoral district, which is legally guaranteed to be split, and instead detaching Haeryong-myeon and attaching it to the Gwangyang, Gurye, and Gokseong electoral district. They said, “The unprecedented gerrymandering has been mocked by the media as ‘geollemandering’ (a pun on gerrymandering).”

They also claimed, “This was a thorough exploitation of Suncheon City to protect the Democratic Party’s interests,” adding, “They divided Suncheon according to their own preferences and deprived residents of their right to participate in the primary election through strategic nominations and dismissal of reexamination requests.”

Meanwhile, they criticized Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Tae-nyeon, saying, “The chairman of the Democratic Party’s nomination reexamination committee, who deprived Haeryong residents of their last pride?the right to participate in the primary?is from Suncheon.”

They urged, “Please wield the rod of love against the Democratic Party in this election,” warning, “If Democratic Party candidates win this time, they will believe their political violence is justified and will continue to disregard and trample on us.”

They added, “The Democratic Party took the lead in tearing Haeryong-myeon out of Suncheon City, preventing it from becoming an electoral district that elects two members of the National Assembly,” and pledged, “We will unite in restoring the rights and pride of Suncheon citizens.”

The two candidates promised, “We unite and pledge before the citizens of Suncheon to institutionalize the full division into two electoral districts, which citizens have long wished for, and to prevent recurrence for the development of Suncheon.”

Finally, they said, “As candidates for the city and county residents, we will look only to you and move forward like a rhinoceros horn,” and asked for the support and encouragement of city and county residents so that they can lay the cornerstone for the prosperity of the Republic of Korea and serve as a catalyst for regional development.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.