Yoo Seung-min Declares Candidacy for Gyeonggi Province Governor... "I Will Make Gyeonggi a Place Where Everyone Wants to Live" (Update)

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min is holding an official press conference to announce his candidacy for the Gyeonggi Province governor in the June 1 local elections at the National Assembly Communication Office on the 31st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min declared his candidacy for governor of Gyeonggi Province on the 31st.

At a press conference held at the National Assembly Communication Office that day, Yoo announced, "I will challenge the Gyeonggi Province governor election."

Known to have been contemplating retirement from politics and running for governor of Gyeonggi Province, he said, "What I have deeply pondered is whether me, Yoo Seung-min, becoming the head of Gyeonggi Province administration would help the residents of Gyeonggi Province, the people, and contribute to creating a better world," adding, "I have firmly decided to do so."

Yoo promised, "I vow to devote all my capabilities, cultivated over 23 years in the heart of politics, facing winds and frost, for Gyeonggi Province and for the Republic of Korea," and said, "I promise to carry out revolutionary reforms in five areas: jobs, housing, transportation, welfare, and childcare."

He stated, "I will provide all possible support from Gyeonggi Province to develop its industry and science and technology into the world's top base of the 4th Industrial Revolution, surpassing Silicon Valley in the United States, by deregulating and nurturing talent," and declared, "I will realize the dream of a Gyeonggi Province with good jobs and strong welfare, a Gyeonggi Province where the dream of owning a home comes true, a Gyeonggi Province without commuting traffic worries, and a Gyeonggi Province that cherishes life, safety, and the environment."

Yoo said, "I have faced any hardship and thorny path head-on without avoidance if it was the right path according to my conviction and conscience," and added, "With my conviction and conscience, I want to lead Gyeonggi Province administration cleanly, rightly, and newly." He continued, "If Gyeonggi Province does well, the Republic of Korea does well," and said, "I will make it the best Gyeonggi Province where anyone wants to come and live."

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