Candidate Kang Seung-gyu "Never Distributed Presidential Watches... Election Commission Dismissed Charges"

"When participating in various events as Chief of Civil Society, gifts including the presidential watch were also provided"

People Power Party candidate Kang Seung-gyu is announcing his campaign pledges at Chungnam Provincial Office on the 21st. / Naepo = Photo by Kim Ah-young

Kang Seung-gyu, the People Power Party candidate for the National Assembly representing Hongseong and Yesan counties in Chungnam, who has been suspected of distributing presidential watches, announced that "the Hongseong Election Commission has cleared me of charges."

On the 21st, Kang held a press conference at the Chungnam Provincial Office and explained, "More than 10,000 visitors have come to the Chief Secretary's office, and I have attended over 50 meetings in local areas. As the Senior Secretary for Civil Society, I have participated in more than 100 events, during which souvenirs including presidential watches and other gifts were distributed."

He emphasized, "I have never indiscriminately distributed items in Hongseong and Yesan, and the Hongseong Election Commission has cleared me of charges."

On the same day, Kang proposed the '4 Major Local Era Success Pledges' to open a new era for Hongseong and Yesan: △ Establishing a win-win belt for the revival of the old downtown area △ Creating a prestigious school district in Naepo New Town △ Building a city full of youthful vitality △ Developing welfare villages.

Kang stressed, "The leading model for the local era is to revive the old downtown, and create good medical care, education, and jobs. We will bring hope to the youth and happy welfare to the elderly."

Regarding his contributions to the region, he said, "While serving as the Senior Secretary for Civil Society at the Presidential Office, I have worked for the region including Hongseong and Yesan. It cannot be said that I communicated just by doing politics in the region. Although candidate Yang Seung-jo served as a four-term National Assembly member and Governor of Chungnam in Cheonan, I am often asked what clear achievements he has made for Hongseong and Yesan."

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