Joo Ki-hwan, Special Advisor to the People Power Party Leader, Appointed as New Chairman of Gwangju Party Committee

"20,000 Responsible Party Members Targeted · Serving as a Bridge with Central Government for Gwangju's Development"

Ju Gi-hwan, special advisor to the leader of the People Power Party, was elected as the chairman of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Party Committee.

The People Power Party Gwangju City Party announced on the 20th at 11 a.m. that it held an executive committee meeting and appointed Ju Gi-hwan as the party chairman.

Joo Gi-hwan, Chairman of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Committee of the People Power Party.

As a result of the recruitment for the next city party chairman held on the 6th, Ju, the special advisor to the party leader, ran as the sole candidate, and was elected through the executive committee meeting instead of a separate city party convention.

The newly appointed chairman Ju will be officially appointed as the chairman of the Gwangju City Party after approval from the central party’s Supreme Council on the 24th, taking on the important responsibility of leading the next year’s general election.

He emphasized the operation policy of a "new city party," focusing on "achieving the goal of 20,000 responsible party members" and "fulfilling the campaign promises of Ju Gi-hwan, the candidate for Gwangju mayor in the local elections."

Chairman Ju said, “I will actively serve as a bridge between the central party and the government to do my best for the development of Gwangju,” adding, “I will show Gwangju leading the development of Honam.”

Meanwhile, the newly appointed Gwangju City Party Chairman Ju Gi-hwan also ran as the People Power Party candidate for mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City in the 8th nationwide simultaneous local elections.

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