407 Professors from Gwangju and Jeonnam Declare Support for Yeo Un-seop's Preliminary Candidacy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Professors from the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions have declared their support for Lee Yong-seop, the Democratic Party of Korea's Gwangju City Party preliminary candidate.

The Professors' Association Supporting Preliminary Candidate Lee Yong-seop (representative professor Ko Young-jin, Gwangju University professor) announced a press release on the 15th in the name of 407 professors, stating, "We support this preliminary candidate to create a city of people, Gwangju."

They introduced, "Over the past four years, Gwangju has achieved remarkable success such as the success of the Gwangju-type job model, Casper production, leading the artificial intelligence industry, proactive response to the climate crisis, the nation's first 24-hour one-on-one care service for severely disabled people with developmental disabilities, and the continuous increase in the number of births only in Gwangju among metropolitan local governments nationwide."

They continued, "Candidate Lee is a figure who will complete the 'greater and stronger Gwangju era' that no one can follow, beyond a 'just and prosperous Gwangju,' and will achieve a regime change in five years."

They added, "There is no time to hesitate, satisfied with Gwangju's achievements over the past four years. Sustainability and momentum must be secured to avoid being overtaken by other domestic and international cities," and said, "We will support Lee Yong-seop's leadership, which has been verified for morality and competence based on respect for human dignity, with diverse national government experience, expertise, and close networks with the central government, so that it can start again."

The supporters include 51 from Chonnam National University, 39 from Chosun University, 28 from Honam University, 85 from Gwangju University, 77 from Dongshin University, 28 from Nambu University, 17 from Gwangju Women's University, 19 from Gwangju Health University, 13 from Seogang Information University, 11 from Jeonnam Science University, and 39 from other universities.

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