Park Ji-hyun "Ban on Local Election Nominations for Those Responsible for Real Estate Policy Failures"

Five Major Principles for Local Election Innovation Including 30% Youth Nomination

Park Ji-hyun, Co-Chair of the Emergency Response Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 18th and delivering an opening remark. / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Park Ji-hyun, Co-Chair of the Emergency Response Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, presented the '5 Principles,' which include excluding individuals responsible for the government's real estate policy failures from the nominations for the June 1 local elections.

At the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 30th, Chair Park stated, "Those responsible for the real estate policy failures that angered the public and those who caused real estate controversies should not come forward voluntarily," adding, "There must be no recurrence of those who need to reflect coming back again."

Chair Park proposed the '5 Principles,' including ▲ banning nominations of those responsible for policies that have been judged, ▲ applying qualification screening criteria without exception, ▲ adhering to the principle of 30% youth nominations, ▲ reflecting diversity principles by considering the positions of socially disadvantaged groups in the nomination process, and ▲ future vision principles including the climate crisis, and requested that the review results be reported before the next Emergency Response Committee meeting.

She emphasized, "Qualification verification procedures and standards must be applied without exception to prevent those who need to reflect legally and morally from becoming candidates," and stated, "In the 2018 local elections, the Democratic Party promised to nominate more than 30% youth candidates but only achieved about half of that. This time, 30% youth nominations must be realized."

She also stressed, "The nomination process should reflect maximum diversity so that socially disadvantaged people such as persons with disabilities and those in various positions can express their views," and "Candidates with insight to prepare for future social crises such as the climate crisis and population extinction must be discovered and nominated."

Regarding the expansion of support systems for first-time candidates, she requested measures including ▲ election campaign education, ▲ policy pledge support, and ▲ election campaign cost support.

Chair Park added, "I will carefully oversee the progress of the matters I mentioned earlier. I will not forget the reason I joined the Democratic Party," and said, "We will prepare new methods, new rules, and new figures so that all citizens can take an interest in and participate in the Democratic Party candidate nominations."

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