Kyochong "Unification of Conservative Education Superintendent Candidates Absolutely Necessary"

"Must Take Decisive Action and Practice Unification Through Concession and Compromise"

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Ahead of the nationwide provincial and metropolitan superintendent elections on June 1, as candidates for superintendent from various regions continue to announce their candidacies, the Korea Federation of Teachers' Associations (KFTA) has called for the unification of centrist and conservative candidates.

On the 22nd, KFTA stated, "To overcome the current educational crisis, including declining basic academic skills, ideological and biased education, and hypocritical educational dominance, it is essential to unify centrist and conservative superintendent candidates."

They added, "The current proliferation and division among centrist and conservative superintendent candidates betray the hopes of the education community and the public who wish to restore the essence of education and 'correct education.' We must not repeat the path of certain defeat caused by the division of centrists and conservatives four years ago."

KFTA emphasized, "First, a unification organization should work with candidates to establish a fair and transparent unification process and reach an agreement. Candidates are also urged to make concessions and compromises to decisively unify and implement this unification."

The centrist and conservative candidates for Seoul Superintendent of Education include Park Sun-young, representative of the 21st Century Education Forum; Lee Dae-young, former Deputy Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education; Cho Young-dal, professor at Seoul National University College of Education; Cho Jeon-hyuk, chairman of Seoul Innovation and Fair Education Committee; and Choi Myung-bok, former Seoul City Education Council member. The Metropolitan Area Centrist and Conservative Superintendent Candidate Unification Council has decided to promote candidate unification by combining public opinion polls (60%) and voting results (40%).

On the 20th, preliminary candidate Cho Young-dal declared that he would not participate in the unification process, raising the possibility that multiple conservative candidates may run, as in the 2018 superintendent election. In the 2018 local elections, candidate Park Sun-young received 36.2% of the vote, and candidate Cho Young-dal received 17.3%, losing to Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon, who garnered 46.6%.

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