Yoon Camp's Yoon Chang-hyun on the 'Governor Chance Prevention Act'... Park Ju-min Rebuttal: "Local Autonomy Won't Be Realized, Central Politics Entry Will Be Blocked"

Unfair Local Branch Chance VS Blocking Opportunities for Local Government Heads

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Regarding the 'Partial Amendment to the Public Official Election Act (proposed by Yoon Chang-hyun, member of the People Power Party)' that stops local government heads from exercising their authority during the party primary period, Park Joo-min, the general director of Lee Jae-myung's campaign, said, "It does not align with the constitutional value of respecting local autonomy."

Earlier on the 5th, Yoon Chang-hyun, head of the economic headquarters of Yoon Seok-youl's campaign, proposed the 'Partial Amendment to the Public Official Election Act' that suspends the authority of local government heads during the party primary period. The bill's main point is to temporarily suspend budget execution, personnel appointments, and work command rights of affiliated institutions while city and provincial governors participate as party representatives or in the party primary for the presidential election. This bill was proposed to fundamentally block criticisms such as 'Governor Chance' and 'Provincial Office Camp' raised mainly by competing candidates regarding Lee Jae-myung participating in the party primary while retaining his governor position.

Yoon Chang-hyun, a member of the People Power Party, is holding a press conference on the direction of innovation at the Financial Supervisory Service at the National Assembly Communication Office on the 7th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Yoon said, "The party primary is the first gateway and the most important schedule in the entire election process," adding, "Since running in the party primary itself means starting election campaigning, if the current law leaves room for so-called 'Governor Chance,' that is precisely unfair."

However, at the open camp weekly briefing held that day, Park said, "Local autonomy must be guaranteed, and there is a system and principle where many politicians advance to central politics. If such a law passes, the path for those who have been involved in local politics to advance to central politics through various routes will be blocked." He added, "If the functions of local government heads are suspended, local autonomy cannot be realized, and local governments will not operate."

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Meanwhile, along with the amendment to the Public Official Election Act, Yoon also proposed the 'Partial Amendment to the Act on Registration of Loan Business and Protection of Financial Users (hereinafter referred to as the Loan Business Act),' which requires the highest legal interest rate to be decided through discussions in the National Assembly's standing committee, judiciary committee, and plenary session instead of the president's unilateral approval. This is also a responsive legislation to Lee Jae-myung's statement on July 7 on MBC Radio's 'Politicianssa,' where he said, "If I become president, I will be the first to drastically lower loan interest rates. This is a matter of revising enforcement ordinances, which fall under presidential duties."

Yoon opposed the call to lower loan interest rates, saying, "We must not overlook that 'interest is a fee for the use of funds, essentially a kind of price,'" and "If finance is mixed with charity, finance itself will collapse."

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