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Han Dong-hoon, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, visited Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province on the 7th to request support for the April 10 general election, stating, "I will propose a legislative amendment that allows the central government to provide direct support without going through local governments."

At a campaign event at Yeongtong District Office intersection in Suwon that day, Chairman Han said, "This means enabling the central government to directly support without necessarily cooperating with local governments."

Handonghun, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is being interviewed by reporters on the 7th at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyunmin kimhyun81@

Chairman Han also attended a press conference with the Merchants' Association of Jidong Motgol Market in Paldal District, Suwon, where he emphasized, "When local governments belong to different parties than the central government, conflicts are inevitable, but I will immediately push for a legislative amendment in the next National Assembly that allows the central government to directly allocate funds to address this issue." He added, "The process of consultation tends to drag on, so by amending the law, we aim to create a legal basis for the central government to make direct decisions and swiftly allocate resources."

This legislation is intended based on the view that when local government heads belong to different parties than the central government, it becomes difficult to advance local issues. Currently, the mayor of Suwon is Lee Jae-jun, affiliated with the Democratic Party of Korea.

Visiting Suwon Byeong district, People Power Party candidate Bang Moon-kyu explained, "Programs supporting traditional markets have very small budgets, and since local funds have to be matched, it has been extremely difficult to solve such problems with the insufficient local resources." He added, "If a system is established as a law or special act to support the revitalization of commercial districts in old downtown areas, the state can intervene and directly resolve various issues."

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Chairman Han said, "Although this is not only a problem in Suwon, we will first apply this idea in Suwon where it was created." He added, "The Suwon candidates include top-level experts from the central government such as the Minister of Economy and the National Tax Service, but there are limitations under the current system, so we intend to create a legislative amendment."

Chairman Han also asked for support for the People Power Party candidates running in Suwon that day. He said, "The candidates we have nominated are top-tier economic figures from the central government," emphasizing, "Even if we lose, we will definitely build parking lots and such." He further stated, "The Democratic Party's legislative power has dominated Suwon for a very long time. What has the Democratic Party's legislative power done for Suwon during that time? Was it because they didn't want to do it, or because they lacked the ability? Candidate Lee Soo-jung (Gyeonggi Suwon Jeong) has the ability to deliver what you want and, above all, really wants to do it for you."

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