Ando Geol "Inheriting Kim Dae-jung's Spirit... Will Practice Politics of Reconciliation and Inclusion"

"National Economy and Livelihood Recovery: Importance of 'People's Unity'"

Ando-geol, the Democratic Party preliminary candidate for the Gwangju Metropolitan City Dong-gu Nam-gu-eul constituency in the general election, stated, "I will carry on the spirit of Kim Dae-jung and practice politics of reconciliation and inclusion."

Candidate Ando said in a press release on the 5th, "This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of former President Kim Dae-jung, who achieved national unity through reconciliation and inclusion and wisely overcame the IMF economic crisis to lead the country into the information age," adding, "I entered politics with the determination to inherit the spirit and vision of former President Kim and to develop new politics that give hope to the people."

He continued, "Currently, in South Korea, extreme politics prevail where if one belongs to a different camp or has different thoughts, they become a target for 'eradication and overthrow,' to the extent that the leader of the largest party in the National Assembly was attacked in broad daylight," and claimed, "I suspect that the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's prosecutorial dictatorship and its one-way governance policy that refuses dialogue and compromise are fueling such extreme politics."

He also emphasized, "President Yoon must reassure the people by actively engaging in dialogue and communication not only with the media that represents the people but also with the opposition parties," and stressed, "Above all, national unity is crucial to revive the broken national economy and restore people's livelihoods."

He added, "As former President Kim said, 'We are not in a war of killing and being killed but playing a political game of exchanging power,' a new politics that seeks a win-win compromise rather than zero-sum warfare is necessary," and further stated, "The people earnestly desire the cessation of the government's and ruling party's arbitrary governance, the restoration of parliamentary politics that recognizes the opposition as partners in governance, and a shift from ideological politics to politics focused on people's livelihoods."

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