"Leaving While Applauded Is the Right Thing" Park Seong-il, Wanju County Governor, Announces He Will Not Run for a Third Term

"I Want to Have Time for Myself"

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Park Seong-il, the governor of Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, has announced that he will not run in next year's local elections.

With this, among the mayors and governors in Jeonbuk, the officials who have declared they will not run are Kim Seung-su, mayor of Jeonju City, and Park Seong-il, governor of Wanju-gun.

It is known that Governor Park met with people who ran together in the 2014 and 2018 local elections on the 15th and conveyed his intention not to run for a third term.

At this meeting, Governor Park reportedly said, "During my 41 years of public service, the burden on my shoulders has been very heavy, and I have had little time for myself," adding, "Now I want to rest."

In particular, an attendee said that Governor Park mentioned, "I think it's right to leave while receiving applause."

Governor Park is expected to officially announce his decision not to run for a third term at a meeting with reporters from the county office on the 16th.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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