Suncheon Gap, Shin Seongsik Announces Independent Candidacy

"Determined to Run for a Fair and Just Suncheon"

Cannot Overlook the Irresponsible Democratic Party's Reckless Nomination

Shin Seong-sik, a preliminary candidate excluded from the Democratic Party nomination in the Suncheon City, Gwangyang City, Gokseong County, and Gurye County Gap electoral district, officially declared his independent candidacy on the 17th.

On the same day, Shin announced his official candidacy through an online video.

The Shin Seong-sik campaign released the candidacy declaration video at 2 p.m. via Shin Seong-sik’s official YouTube, Facebook, and other SNS channels.

In the video, Shin emphasized, “This election in Suncheon will not simply be a judgment on the Yoon Seok-yeol prosecution regime but a battle between ‘justice’ and ‘injustice’ of our era.”

Shin stated, “The public sentiment in Suncheon is very cold,” adding, “Four years ago, the Democratic Party arbitrarily redrew the Suncheon electoral district and strategically nominated a candidate unrelated to the will of Suncheon citizens.”

Currently, Suncheon citizens say, “We dislike Yoon Seok-yeol, but our sense of betrayal toward the Democratic Party is even greater,” and “Once again, the electoral district has been violated, and the process of cutting off the top candidate Shin Seong-sik to make the Democratic Party candidate come in last is clearly against common sense and fairness.”

Shin appealed, “Suncheon is the place where Admiral Yi Sun-sin protected the people despite persecution during the Joseon Dynasty, and leaders of Honam such as Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun have fought for ‘fairness’ and ‘common sense’ over time. I, Shin Seong-sik, who was selected by President Kim Dae-jung and nurtured by President Roh Moo-hyun, ask for the chance to fight against the injustice of this era.”

Meanwhile, Shin initially declared his candidacy as a Democratic Party preliminary candidate and received meaningful support from Suncheon citizens, leading in various opinion polls, but was excluded from the Democratic Party nomination competition for unknown reasons.

After temporarily suspending his election schedule and going into seclusion, Shin decided to run as an independent candidate following repeated demands from Suncheon citizens amid allegations of illegal election practices and controversies between candidates Son Hun-mo and Kim Moon-soo in the Democratic Party nomination race.

The Suncheon Gap electoral district will see a showdown among Democratic Party’s Kim Moon-soo, People Power Party’s Kim Hyung-seok, Progressive Party’s Lee Seong-su, Reform New Party’s Cheon Ha-ram, and independent candidate Shin Seong-sik.

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