Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop Appeals for Participation in Presidential Election Voting on the 9th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, appealed for participation in the 20th presidential election voting.

On the 7th, through a public appeal to citizens, Mayor Lee said, "In the early voting held over two days on the 4th and 5th, our city's turnout rate was 48.27%, which is 11.34 percentage points higher than the national turnout rate of 36.93%," and added, "I sincerely thank all the citizens who actively participated in early voting despite the severe situation of COVID-19."

He continued, "The essence of politics is to play the role of an angel wiping away the tears of the disadvantaged, but in reality, politics often appears as a devil that makes good people suffer through all kinds of collusion and unfairness," emphasizing, "Angel-like politics is only realized when voters, as the owners of the country, actively vote to judge right from wrong."

He further stated, "Dosan Ahn Chang-ho said, 'Those who participate are owners, and those who do not are guests,' and Abraham Lincoln said, 'Voting is stronger than bullets,'" asserting, "We must have a sense of ownership and elect good leaders through active voting for the history of the Republic of Korea to advance and for Gwangju to develop."

Additionally, he appealed, "For the bright future of the Republic of Korea and Gwangju, please make sure to vote without exception on the 'Presidential Election Day' on the 9th," and urged, "Let Gwangju once again show that it is the holy land of democratization and the owner of the democratic republic of Korea through the highest voter turnout in the nation."

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