Kim Ikang, Gwangju Seo-gu Office Chief Preliminary Candidate, "Old-fashioned Election Culture Must Change"

Promise of a Sophisticated Election Culture Without Noise, Negativity, or Lineup-Style Mobilization

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Ikang, the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidate for the mayor of Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, declared a "reform of election culture" on the 6th.

Candidate Kim emphasized, "The outdated election campaign culture, where noisy and baseless negatives run rampant and manpower is mobilized in a line-up style, must change," adding, "Politics must change first for the future-oriented transformation."

He continued, "In this June local election, we will eliminate noise and make maximum use of online platforms and SNS," and said, "We plan to conduct a 'quiet but strong' election campaign where citizens can voluntarily participate and communicate for regional development at town-type speaker sites."

He also stated, "I hope a policy-centered, future-oriented, festival-like election culture where citizens voluntarily participate will take root," promising, "We will lead elections, the flower of democracy, as a festival and create a sophisticated election culture befitting a young and new leader."

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