Kim Du-kwan "Realizing Decentralization and Balanced Development... Will Start National Responsibility System for One Household One House"

Assemblyman Kim Du-kwan Declares Presidential Candidacy on the 1st
Reforms to '5 Regions and 2 Special Provinces' System... Achieving Federal-Level Decentralization
Creating a 'National Policy Mortgage' to Help Everyone Own a Home

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 1st, Assemblyman Kim Du-gwan officially declared his candidacy, stating, "I will create a country where all regions prosper evenly through bold decentralization and radical balanced development."

Kim Du-gwan, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

On the same day, Assemblyman Kim held a declaration ceremony in front of the National Assembly main building and stated, "I will dismantle the metropolitan area’s unipolar system and reorganize the nation into a '5-pole 2-special province system' to realize decentralization at the level of a federal system."

He said, "It is not that advanced countries do decentralization well, but countries with well-established decentralization become advanced countries," adding, "I will reorganize the entire country into a 5-pole 2-special province system with five super-regional local governments, Jeju Environmental Special Self-Governing Province, and Gangwon Peace Special Self-Governing Province, and realize decentralization at the federal level."

He continued, "A federal-type local decentralization where the central and local governments share power is necessary," emphasizing, "The taxation rights of local taxes must be returned to local residents."

Regarding policies to strengthen direct democracy, he said, "I will start a 1% bill national referendum system," explaining, "The people should directly decide on the 1% of significant issues submitted to the legislature. I will put the Anti-Discrimination Act, Media Reform Act, Land Public Concept, Decentralization Act, and Political Reform Act to a national referendum."

On economic issues, Assemblyman Kim mentioned, "Eliminating asset inequality is the justice of the new era," and stated, "I will start a national responsibility system for one household, one house." He pledged, "I will create a national mortgage system so that everyone can own their home."

Targeting the youth, he said, "Fairness is leveling the starting point for young people," and added, "I will implement the National Basic Asset System immediately upon taking office." He emphasized the National Basic Asset System by saying, "All children born from 2023 will receive assets worth more than 60 million won when they turn 20."

Assemblyman Kim said, "I will transform South Korea from the world’s 10th largest economy to the 10th highest quality of life country," adding, "I will inherit the health insurance integration of the Kim Dae-jung administration, the expanded coverage of the Roh Moo-hyun administration, and Moon Jae-in Care of the Moon Jae-in administration, implement a national primary care physician system, and expand nursing care insurance."

Finally, he emphasized, "I will make the 4th democratic government a competent government," and stated, "I will reform old-fashioned, irresponsible, and anti-reform politics and move forward with new politics."

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