Kim Sung-jin, Jung Jae-hyuk, Choi Chi-hyun "Will Share Policies"... Declare De Facto Unification

"Only Compete Fairly for Gwangsan Residents and the People"

Promise to Unite Strength Before the Main Primary After Cutoff Within the Democratic Party

First Keyword for Gwangsan Development Strategy: 'Youth' Policy Announcement

Kim Seong-jin, Jeong Jae-hyeok, and Choi Chi-hyun, Democratic Party preliminary candidates for Gwangsan-gu (Eul), Gwangju Metropolitan City, have declared a policy alliance. This can be seen as a de facto unification announcement.

On the morning of the 30th, the three preliminary candidates held a press conference at the Gwangju Metropolitan Council titled "Joint Policy for the Development of Gwangsan-gu (Eul)" and stated, "We have agreed to share policies and engage in fair competition solely for the residents of Gwangsan-gu and the nation."

Seongjin Kim, Jaehyuk Jeong, and Chihyun Choi, preliminary candidates of the Democratic Party for Gwangsan-gu (Eul), Gwangju, are holding a policy-sharing press conference at the Gwangju Metropolitan Council on the morning of the 30th.
[Photo by Jamin Yoon]

This is essentially a unification declaration against the incumbent lawmaker. However, they drew the line that the timing of the unification will be after the party cut-off. Since it is common to have a two-person primary in constituencies with an incumbent, it is interpreted that once the main primary begins, they will consolidate support behind the preliminary candidates who pass the cut-off to compete against the incumbent.

Before the actual unification, they held their first press conference as part of policy sharing and alliance, announcing "Youth Policies." This is a promise to break the distrust of existing politics, where campaign pledges become empty words after becoming lawmakers and only engage in dirty political strife, and to establish an attitude as true politicians who pioneer paths for the people.

Preliminary candidate Kim Seong-jin promised to focus on resolving the three core issues of youth and to make Gwangsan a good place for youth and newlyweds to live.

Candidate Kim said, "To solve youth housing problems, we will pilot 1,000 'Ten Thousand Won Houses' and establish legal and institutional grounds. Also, we will expand the mandatory youth employment rate in public institutions and public enterprises from the current 3% to 7%, and gradually increase the mandatory hiring of local talents to 50% to secure youth jobs. We will introduce a national marriage congratulatory money deduction program to help newlyweds prepare a lump sum for marriage."

Preliminary candidate Jeong Jae-hyeok promised to enable youth to realize their ideas and dreams.

Candidate Jeong emphasized, "By attracting innovation centers of global companies, we will incubate hundreds of startups and provide high value-added 4th industrial solutions to young entrepreneurs. We will introduce a Gwangju-type unemployed youth support card that supports job-seeking expenses for unemployed youth aged 18 to 34 to encourage employment and entrepreneurship activities."

Preliminary candidate Choi Chi-hyun promised to implement policies that help youth not fear failure and open possibilities for recovery.

Candidate Choi explained, "We will introduce incentive systems such as tax benefits for youth-friendly companies and conduct youth talent incubation projects through a startup support center to assist youth entrepreneurship and employment. We will expand youth public rental housing, support youth housing savings accounts and low-interest housing stabilization funds, and legislate the Gwangju-type Youth Basic Income Act to promote youth living stability and economic independence."

They also introduced a youth-friendly shared car policy linked to the Gwangju-type electric vehicle "Casper" and the establishment of youth cultural infrastructure.

They said in unison, "We will do our best to provide practical help to the youth of Gwangsan-gu and promote stable social entry and development. Policy proposals reflecting the diverse demands of the youth generation will be an important stepping stone for the future of Gwangsan-gu and the Republic of Korea."

They added, "Ahead of this general election, we hope that the decision for policy alliance and sharing among preliminary candidates, the first of its kind in Gwangju, will spread and become a policy election recognized and viewed with interest by the public."

Meanwhile, the three candidates plan to hold more press conferences in the future to disclose policy sharing in areas such as the economy and political reform.

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