Governor Lee Jae-myung's Support Group 'Minjupyeonghwa Plaza' Also Launched in Gwangju

Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung is delivering a welcome speech at the Gyeonggi Province 'Non-Residential Real Estate Fair Taxation Implementation National Assembly Forum' held on the 12th at the Glad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The nationwide support group for Lee Jae-myung, Gyeonggi Province Governor and presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, called ‘Minju Peace Plaza,’ is launching in Gwangju as well.

According to local political circles on the 27th, the ‘Gwangju Minju Peace Plaza’ will hold its launching ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 1st of next month at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju Metropolitan City and begin full-scale activities.

The ‘Gwangju Minju Peace Plaza’ is a platform launched to realize people-centered political innovation and peace and fairness. National Assembly members Lee Hyung-seok and Min Hyung-bae will serve as co-representatives. Additionally, experts from various sectors in the Gwangju area, civil society activists, and small business owners will voluntarily participate.

Jeong Su-min, former chairman of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions Gwangju Headquarters, will serve as an advisor, and Jeong Young-il, former permanent representative of the Citizens’ Coalition Council, will join as a co-representative. Jo Seok-ho, vice chairman of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council, will participate as an operating committee member.

At the launching ceremony, Lee Jong-seok, former Minister of Unification and co-permanent representative of the ‘Minju Peace Plaza,’ and Jo Jeong-sik, Democratic Party National Assembly member, will attend. Lawmakers Lee Hae-sik, Lee Dong-joo, Lee Soo-jin, Park Hong-geun, and Joo Cheol-hyun, former permanent representative of the Jeonnam Minju Peace Plaza, will also be present.

The ‘Gwangju Minju Peace Plaza’ plans to establish itself as a platform that can provide reformative and realistic answers in line with the spirit of the times for the 20th presidential election next year.

In particular, it will work toward ▲continuous reform of power institutions and the media ▲realization of a fair society through economic and social democratization ▲achievement of regional balanced development ▲establishment of peace and a co-prosperity order on the Korean Peninsula ▲efforts for the re-election of the democratic peace forces, which is a task of the era ▲and continuous democratic reform and permanent peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.

Earlier, on the 12th, the ‘Minju Peace Plaza’ was launched in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, with the attendance of Jo Jeong-sik and Lee Jong-seok, former Minister of Unification.

Following the decision to launch Minju Peace Plazas in regional areas nationwide, the Gwangju Minju Peace Plaza was officially inaugurated on this day.

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