Gyeongnam Superintendent Election, Centrist-Conservative Unity Gains Momentum... Support Declarations for Preliminary Candidate Kim Sang-kwon Continue

Lee Hyo-hwan, former candidate for Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education, holds a press conference on the 23rd to support Kim Sang-kwon, preliminary candidate for Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The movement for unification among centrist and conservative preliminary candidates in the Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education election is becoming visible.

Ahead of the nationwide simultaneous local elections in June, declarations of support for preliminary candidate Kim Sang-kwon continued on the 23rd in front of the main building of the Gyeongnam Office of Education.

First, former candidate Lee Hyo-hwan, who ran in the 2018 Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education election, expressed his support.

Former candidate Lee stated, “Preliminary candidate Kim Sang-kwon is the only student education expert among the centrist and conservative candidates and a talent who will elevate Gyeongnam education,” expressing his support.

The Gyeongnam Citizens' Coalition declared their support for Kim Sang-kwon, the preliminary candidate for Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education, on the 23rd.

The Gyeongnam Citizens' Coalition, composed of 150 civic and religious organizations in the Gyeongnam region, also came out in support of preliminary candidate Kim Sang-kwon.

Representative Kim Jeong-su and members expressed their intention, saying, “Candidate Kim will rebuild the essence of Gyeongnam education and reform schools and education.”

Expected candidates for the Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education include current Superintendent Park Jong-hoon, Professor Kim Myung-yong of Changwon University’s Department of Law, former Gyeongnam Office of Education Director Kim Sang-kwon, former Changwon University President Choi Hae-beom, and former Gyeongnam Provincial Council Chairman Heo Gi-do.

Among them, there are currently four centrist and conservative candidates, and after public opinion polls starting on the 27th, a single candidate is expected to be confirmed around the 30th of this month.

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