Geochang-gun Holds Meeting to Maintain 4 County Mayoral and Provincial Assembly Districts for Nationwide Local Elections

Geochang? Haman? Changnyeong? Goseong-gun Joint Meeting to Explore Unified Action Plans

Meeting on Maintaining the Four County Governors and Provincial Assembly Districts in the Nationwide Local Elections [Image Source=Geochang-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] As the number of metropolitan council constituencies in four counties in the Gyeongnam region faces the risk of reduction ahead of the 8th nationwide simultaneous local elections scheduled for June 1 next year, the county heads and provincial council members have come together to take concrete action.

The constituencies expected to be reduced in the Gyeongnam region are Geochang-gun, Haman-gun, Changnyeong-gun, and Goseong-gun, with a total of 17 local governments nationwide affected.

On the 28th, at Changnyeong County Office, Gu In-mo, head of Geochang County, Jo Geun-je, head of Haman County, Han Jeong-woo, head of Changnyeong County, Lee Gi-bong, deputy head of Goseong County, and eight provincial council members from the four counties held a meeting to explore unified action plans to maintain two metropolitan council seats and discussed various ways to reflect the will of all residents.

At the meeting, Gu In-mo, head of Geochang County, stated, “The Public Official Election Act specifies that in the process of delineating local council constituencies, not only population disparities by region but also non-population factors such as living areas, topography, and transportation must be considered together,” expressing concerns that “a population-centered constituency delineation logic deepens the representation gap between urban and rural areas and will significantly affect addressing local issues.”

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