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Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, is greeting candidates at the Central Election Countermeasures Committee's Gyeonggi Province All-Out Victory Rally held in front of Yatap Station, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province on the 31st. From the left are Bae Hyun-jin, Supreme Council member; Kim Ki-hyun, co-chairman of the election countermeasures committee; Cha Yu-ram, cultural and sports special advisor; Ahn Cheol-soo, candidate for National Assembly in Seongnam Bundang-gap; Kim Eun-hye, candidate for governor of Gyeonggi Province; Floor Leader Kwon; and Shin Sang-jin, candidate for mayor of Seongnam. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporters Bomryeong Geum, Hyunji Kwon] On the eve of the June 1 local elections, the People Power Party focused on targeting Gyeonggi Province, the most fiercely contested area. At the same time, they increased their attacks on the 'Gimpo Airport Relocation Pledge' proposed by Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for the Incheon Gyeyang-eul by-election.

Kwon Seong-dong, the floor leader of the People Power Party, told reporters after the National Assembly floor strategy meeting on the 31st, "The place our party is most focused on and considers most important is Gyeonggi Province," adding, "We define the victory of the Gyeonggi Province governor as the victory of this local election." He continued, "Although the Gyeonggi region was disadvantageous last time, we are concentrating all our firepower to reclaim it through this local election."

Considering it was the last day of the official local election campaign, the central election committee held an on-site meeting in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Attending the meeting were Floor Leader Kwon, Co-Chairman Kim Ki-hyun, Chief Deputy Floor Leader Song Eon-seok, Supreme Council Member Bae Hyun-jin, and others, who supported Kim Eun-hye, the candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor, as well as Shin Sang-jin, the candidate for Seongnam mayor, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the candidate for the Seongnam Bundang-gap National Assembly by-election. Chairman Kim said, "We came here to inform that the place where we must put all our efforts for the success of the People Power Party and the Yoon Seok-yeol government on the last day of the campaign is Gyeonggi Province and Seongnam," appealing, "Please choose the People Power Party that can make Gyeonggi Province successful and help Korea develop."

They launched fierce attacks on Lee Jae-myung, who previously served as Seongnam mayor and Gyeonggi Province governor, for his remarks on 'relocating Gimpo Airport.' Floor Leader Kwon criticized at the floor strategy meeting held just before the on-site meeting, "Lee Jae-myung, the governor of Gyeonggi Province, is even trying to run away from Gimpo Airport," calling it "a team kill where he only cares about himself regardless of the elections in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Jeju, and nationwide." Lee's position is that Gimpo Airport should be integrated and relocated to Incheon for the benefit of Incheon and Gyeyang-eul.

The People Power Party is targeting the issue by pointing out that relocating Gimpo Airport could affect tourism in Jeju. Party leader Lee Jun-seok held a press conference in front of Jeju Provincial Office criticizing the Gimpo Airport relocation pledge, calling it 'Jeju Wambak (Jeju Economy Complete Destruction).' After the press conference, Lee told reporters, "Candidate Lee Jae-myung is truly irresponsible," and criticized, "He has never once considered what impact this will have on Jeju Province."

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