Lee Nak-yeon "Introducing Cooperative Member System... Will Allocate Ruling Party Members to Daegu and Gyeongbuk"

Daegu·Gyeongbuk On-Site Top Meeting
"Innovative City Public Institution Hiring Rate, Local University Graduates from 30% to 50%"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Wondara and Jeon Jinyoung] Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced plans to introduce a 'Cooperative Lawmaker System' in regions such as Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and Gangwon, where his party has few or no members of the National Assembly. He also revealed plans to increase the local talent hiring rate at public institutions in innovation cities to 50%, aiming to employ graduates from local universities.

On the morning of the 4th, at the Daegu Inter-Burgo EXCO during the Daegu-Gyeongbuk on-site Supreme Council meeting, Lee said, "We have no lawmakers in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, and the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (BooUlGyeong) area and Gangwon Province are also relatively weak within the party. We will soon introduce the so-called Cooperative Lawmaker System."

He added, "We will assign lawmakers to local party committees in regions where our party has few or no lawmakers to take responsibility for local projects, budgets, and difficulties, and to cooperate actively."

He continued, "When assigning, we will prioritize lawmakers with local ties, for example, Assemblyman An Min-seok is from Uiryeong, Supreme Council Member Shin Dong-geun is from Hadong, and so on. If the local party committee makes proposals, we will prioritize those local suggestions for assignments."

He also announced plans to increase the hiring rate of local talents at regional public institutions and the quota system for local government officials. Lee said, "For balanced development, there must be jobs for young people. We will promote increasing the hiring of local talents at public institutions located in innovation cities and raising the quota for local government officials."

He added, "Public institutions in innovation cities currently have a target of 30% local university graduates. The National Balanced Development Committee is reviewing plans to raise this to 50% by adding more local university graduates. Some raise concerns about reverse discrimination, but if this system applies only to students admitted after its implementation, such issues can be largely resolved."

Regarding Daegu-Gyeongbuk issues, he said, "We will do our best to secure additional infectious disease specialized hospitals in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. We will continue to expand housing supply around industrial complexes. We are also considering differential tax support, such as corporate tax, for companies relocating to local areas."

He continued, "With the major knot of the Daegu Airport relocation issue untied, we will support the airport relocation to proceed smoothly. The integrated water management for improving the water quality of the Nakdong River, which was an issue for which an MOU was signed during my time as Prime Minister, will be expedited. We hope the preliminary feasibility study for the Dalbit Inland Railway section connecting Daegu and Gwangju will come out well, and we will spare no support."

He also requested Policy Committee Chair Han Jeong-ae, "The Yeongilman Bridge, which crosses Yeongilman Bay, is my personal request, so please take care of it."

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