The First Directly Elected Campaign Committee Chairperson of the Democratic Party Nationwide, Born in Jeju

Election of Gangwon-geun and Kim Ki-hwan as Co-Chairpersons of the Joint Election Committee

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Chang-won] The nation’s first campaign committee chairperson elected by direct vote was born in Jeju.

The Lee Jae-myung 2030 Jeju Campaign Committee announced on the 21st that Kang Won-geun and Kim Ki-hwan were elected as co-chairs through an online vote held over two days on the 19th and 20th.

The Jeju Provincial Party of the Democratic Party of Korea has supported the formation of the Lee Jae-myung 2030 Jeju Campaign Committee, an independent, non-interfering organization where all decisions are made autonomously by the 2030 generation, in response to proposals from the 2030 generation.

As part of this, from the 1st to the 17th, a public recruitment for the Lee Jae-myung 2030 Jeju Campaign Committee was conducted, resulting in 207 talented individuals applying to work in areas such as campaign chairperson, spokesperson, publicity, policy, and organization.

On the 18th, the 207 applicants were confirmed as the electorate, and online voting to elect the campaign committee chairperson was held on the 19th and 20th.

As a result, Kang Won-geun, vice chairperson of the Jeju Provincial Party Youth Committee, and Kim Ki-hwan, chairperson of the University Student Committee, were confirmed as co-chairs of the campaign committee.

Going forward, the Lee Jae-myung 2030 Jeju Campaign Committee plans to swiftly proceed with actions befitting the status of an independent, non-interfering organization, such as autonomously organizing the committee, appointing responsible personnel, and holding an inauguration ceremony.

Vice Chairperson Kang Won-geun stated, “We will build the 2030 Jeju Campaign Committee into a campaign committee where the residents of Jeju and all of us can join hands for Lee Jae-myung’s victory,” adding, “We will do our best to recreate a Democratic Party administration with the power of youth.”

Co-Chairperson Kim Ki-hwan said, “As this position represents the 2030 youth, I will take responsibility and do my utmost to make Jeju the center of the Democratic Party’s victory in this presidential election.”

Song Jae-ho, chairperson of the Jeju Provincial Party, promised, “We will continue to strictly adhere to the principle of non-interference and only support,” and pledged, “We will establish a full support system to effectively carry out the support requested by the Lee Jae-myung 2030 Jeju Campaign Committee, including setting up support organizations.”

Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Chang-won captain@asiae.co.kr

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