Na Kyung-won Posts 5 Facebook Updates in One Day: "Will Get Professor Ramseyer to Apologize"

Announcement of Childcare Pledge Including 200,000 Won Childcare Allowance
Condolences for Seoul City Official Who Committed Extreme Suicide
Visit to Police Substation "Will Lead Success of Autonomous Police"
Positive Message on 'Joint Operation' After Opposition Integration
Active Communication with US Rep. Young Kim

Source=Former Assemblywoman Na Kyung-won Facebook

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Na Kyung-won, a former lawmaker and a candidate in the People Power Party primary for the Seoul mayoral by-election, posted five messages on her Facebook page on the 13th. While introducing her pledges and reporting on her field activities, she also addressed current issues, actively promoting her suitability as a candidate for Seoul mayor.

The most recent post so far concerns the issue of Japanese military comfort women victims. Na Kyung-won expressed condolences for the late Jeong Bok-soo grandmother, who passed away the day before, and pledged to play every role in having Mark Ramseyer, a professor at Harvard Law School in the U.S. who described the victims as voluntary prostitutes, retract his paper and apologize.

She said, "I spoke with U.S. Representative Young Kim about proposing to the UN to address Professor Ramseyer's paper as a 'women's human rights violation' issue, and Young Kim showed a very positive response," adding, "Since Representative Young Kim currently serves as the vice-chair of the Asia-Pacific Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, it is expected to greatly help form consensus within U.S. politics as well as international responses."

The first post of the day introduced her childcare pledges for Seoul, including a monthly childcare allowance of 200,000 won, a certification system for babysitters, and the introduction of Seoul childcare assistants.

Next, she promised to return 'Seoul to the citizens,' not 'Seoul to civic groups.' Na said, "Since the inauguration of former Mayor Park Won-soon, there have been a considerable number of Seoul city officials who have taken their own lives," adding, "Although the causes cannot be simply pinpointed, overall, the morale of Seoul city officials is very low." She left this message while expressing condolences to officials recently known to have made extreme choices.

Former lawmaker Na Kyung-won, a candidate for the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral primary, visited Namdaemun Market in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 10th and purchased accessories directly. Photo by National Assembly Press Corps

Claiming that "civic groups have taken control of city administration," Na stated, "As of the end of May last year, the number of open positions at grade 4 or higher in Seoul City increased to 56," noting, "This is a fourfold increase from 14 during former Mayor Lee Myung-bak's administration. Grades 5 to 9 are no exception." She went on to say, "While bringing in external personnel is not inherently wrong, the civil service organization has been privatized, and city hall, which should work for citizens, has degenerated into a 'personal guard organization' for the mayor's presidential project." To resolve this, she pledged, "I will reorganize the civil service and will not feed activist groups with citizens' tax money."

The third post covered her field visit that day. After visiting a district police station in Dongjak-gu, Na declared, "I will lead the success of autonomous policing."

The fourth post concerned joint administration following opposition party unification. Na said, "The 'broad opposition coalition government for Seoul' proposed by candidate Ahn Cheol-soo, the 'unification as destiny' emphasized yesterday by Chairman Kim Jong-in, and today's 'joint administration of Seoul' by candidate Oh Se-hoon all stem from the same intent," adding, "The concept that encompasses all of these is what I call the 'Alliance of Liberal Common Sense.'"

Through this post, Na expressed a positive response to joint administration, stating, "If we win the election through successful unification, joint administration of Seoul is naturally a basic task that must be implemented."

People Power Party's Na Kyung-won, a preliminary candidate for Seoul mayor, is visiting the Central Post Office in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 9th, engaging in conversation with postal workers. 2021.2.9 Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers [Image source=Yonhap News]

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