Gwangsan District Mayor Candidates in Gwangju Open Campaign Offices One After Another, 'Start Election Campaigning'

As of the 25th, 7 Preliminary Candidates Registered... Opening Ceremonies Concentrated on the 26th-27th

From the left in the photo: Kim Hak-sil, Park Byung-gyu, Park Si-jong, Yoon Nan-sil, Yoon Bong-geun, Lee Young-soon, Choi Chi-hyun, Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Office Chief Preliminary Candidates. (in alphabetical order)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangsan District Mayor election in Gwangju Metropolitan City, which has become a vacant seat due to the incumbent district mayor not running in the nationwide simultaneous local elections to be held on June 1, is considered the region's biggest battleground.

Preliminary candidates preparing to enter the Gwangsan District Office are expected to simultaneously hold election office opening ceremonies between this weekend and the holiday, intensifying their official election campaigns.

Currently, seven preliminary candidates officially registered with the Election Commission for the Gwangsan District Mayor election are Kim Hak-sil, Gwangju City Council member; Park Byung-gyu, former Deputy Mayor of Gwangju Economy; Park Si-jong, former Senior Administrative Officer of the Blue House National Situation Room; Yoon Nan-sil, former Secretary for Institutional Reform at the Blue House; Yoon Bong-geun, National Communication Committee member of the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development; Lee Young-soon, former Chairperson of the Gwangsan District Council; and Choi Chi-hyun, former Blue House Administrative Officer (in alphabetical order).

They have officially declared their candidacies by presenting their respective pledges and competitiveness and are preparing for their election office opening ceremonies.

On the 26th, preliminary candidates Kim Hak-sil, Park Si-jong, Yoon Nan-sil, and Choi Chi-hyun will hold their election office opening ceremonies, while on the 27th, Park Byung-gyu and Yoon Bong-geun will hold theirs.

Preliminary candidate Kim Hak-sil will hold an opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 26th at the election office located in Singa-dong and will begin full-scale election campaigning. Kim completed his registration as a Gwangsan District Mayor preliminary candidate on the 21st and has been communicating and engaging with Gwangsan residents throughout the district starting from Unnam-dong since the 22nd.

Preliminary candidate Park Si-jong will also hold an opening ceremony at the same time on the same day at his election office set up in Heukseok Intersection, Heukseok-dong, Gwangsan District. Park promised to create a ‘Greater Songjeong Station,’ ‘Greater Industrial Complex,’ ‘Land of Gwangsan,’ and ‘Autonomous Government Gwangsan’ through the Greater Gwangsan 4 Major Plans.

Preliminary candidate Yoon Nan-sil will hold an opening ceremony at 4 p.m. on the 26th at the Suwan-dong election office. Yoon announced the vision of ‘Bigger Gwangsan, Closer Gwangsan,’ which continues the 12 years of innovation achieved by Gwangsan District while adopting a people-centered sustainable Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) principle as the district administration’s core.

Preliminary candidate Choi Chi-hyun prepared an opening ceremony at 3 p.m. on the same day. At the election office near Heukseok Intersection in Heukseok-dong, a song reflecting Choi’s life titled ‘Between People’ will be introduced for the first time by the local band Prologue.

Preliminary candidate Park Byung-gyu will hold an opening ceremony at 1 p.m. on the 27th at the Suwan-dong election office and introduce his vision. Based on his experience in designing, executing policies and projects, and achieving results, Park promised development, change, and innovation for Gwangsan.

Preliminary candidate Yoon Bong-geun will also hold an opening ceremony at 3 p.m. on the 27th at the Wolgok-dong election office and start full-scale election campaigning. The opening ceremony will be a time of communication and dialogue with local political figures, supporters, and residents. On this day, he will also introduce his seven core pledges to create a ‘Happy Gwangsan.’

In addition, Lee Young-soon, former Chairperson of the Gwangsan District Council, who also declared candidacy for the Gwangsan District Mayor election, is currently coordinating the date for her opening ceremony.

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