Kim Jong-in: "Seoul Mayor Candidate Will Be Evaluated on Management Skills and Resident Communication Ability"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, cited management ability and communication skills as qualifications for the candidate in next April's Seoul mayoral by-election.

Chairman Kim told reporters right after the National Assembly emergency committee meeting on the 3rd, "We will definitely find someone who can win," expressing this view.

He said, "Local administration requires management ability and the capacity to communicate with residents (which is important)," and regarding the launch of the planning team related to the Seoul and Busan mayoral elections, he was reserved, saying, "There is still time left."

Meanwhile, at the emergency committee meeting that day, Chairman Kim criticized the 'Three Lease Laws' led by the government ruling party, saying, "It has heightened the conflict structure between tenants and landlords," and added, "I do not think it ultimately benefits tenants."

He said, "I want to ask whether the government made a cold, rational judgment on whether this could succeed when it intervened in market prices institutionally," and "I would appreciate it if the government would consider that the more it tries with such policies, the more it ultimately causes disruptions in housing supply."

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