Gwangju Kyungsilryeon Criticizes Democratic Party Nomination Process: "Must Break One-Party Monopoly"
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Junho] Civic groups in the Gwangju area criticized the Democratic Party of Korea and voiced the need to break the one-party monopoly through the June 1 local elections.
The Gwangju Economic Justice Practice Citizens' Coalition issued a statement on the 18th, evaluating the attitude of the Democratic Party of Korea's Gwangju Metropolitan City Party and local lawmakers during the nomination process ahead of the local elections as the worst ever.
They claimed, "In preparation for the general election two years later, they excluded those who were not their people and planted their own people," adding, "Exclusionary politics has reached its peak."
They continued, "Candidates who caused problems during their legislative activities and received disciplinary actions or have criminal records were nominated," urging, "The Democratic Party should disclose the verdicts of candidates with criminal records so that voters can verify the nominated candidates."
Furthermore, "In the case of metropolitan council members, 11 districts in Gwangju and 26 districts in Jeonnam confirmed their election without competing candidates," emphasizing, "Voters face the worst situation where they do not know the candidates and cannot vote. The Democratic Party's monopoly has deprived voters of their right to participate."
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Additionally, they criticized, "Expecting the Democratic Party to change for the development of local politics is harder than a camel passing through the eye of a needle," and stated, "If the Democratic Party's monopoly, which has continued for over 30 years since the revival of the local council system in 1991, is not broken, the same nomination disasters will repeat in the parliamentary elections two years later and the local elections four years later, causing Gwangju politics to regress."
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