'Third Zone' Kim Dong-yeon Officially Announces Presidential Candidacy
Exclusion of Participation by Major Parties
Former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon visited Eumseong County, Chungcheongbuk-do on the 20th and held a meeting with local residents and others. (Provided by Former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon's Office)
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election on the 20th. Although he excluded participation from the two major parties, he did not directly mention whether this would be a new party formation or a coalition in the third zone.
On the morning of the same day, former Deputy Prime Minister Kim visited Eumseong County in Chungcheongbuk-do, held a meeting with local residents, and then held a briefing to announce his intention to run for president. Eumseong is Kim’s hometown and the location of the Eumseong County Office where he took his first steps as a newly appointed public official. Kim expressed his determination to return as the ‘25-year-old Kim Dong-yeon,’ embracing his original intention and passion as he moves forward. There is also an interpretation that this mirrors French President Emmanuel Macron’s first political steps taken in his hometown.
Having emphasized ‘political power replacement’ in declaring his candidacy, attention is focused on what role former Deputy Prime Minister Kim will play in the third zone. It is expected that he will remain independently in the third zone for the time being. He clearly stated again on this day that he intends to proceed with the ‘power of the citizens’ without relying on the two major parties. Moreover, after his farewell lecture at Korea National Open University the previous day, he told reporters that he has no plans to meet Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, so the possibility of an alliance with Ahn, who declared the breakdown of the merger with the People Power Party, is still low.
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Former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Kim Dong-yeon visited Kkotdongne in Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do on the 20th and left a guestbook entry. (Provided by Former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon's Office)
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