Democratic Party Gwangju Branch "Will Uphold the May Spirit and Strive to Include it in the Preamble of the Constitution"

The Gwangju Metropolitan City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea pledged to inherit the precious value of the May spirit and strive for its inclusion in the preamble of the Constitution.

On the 17th, a day before the 44th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, the Democratic Party's Gwangju City Party issued a statement saying, "We pray for the souls of the May martyrs who defended democracy in this land against unjust state violence."

They continued, "The resistance of ordinary citizens against the oppression of the new military regime became the foundation for the development of democracy in our country. However, the current May spirit is continuously suffering from defamation and distortion by the ruling party and far-right forces."

They also stated, "We cannot hide our dismay at the reality where even games that distort the May 18 Democratic Uprising have appeared, spreading false information and fake news to children and adolescents," emphasizing, "The inclusion of the May 18 spirit in the constitutional preamble is the only and sure action to establish the identity of our country's democratic development and to break the vicious cycle of distortion and defamation of the May 18 Democratic Uprising."

Furthermore, they said, "According to the May 18 Foundation's survey on awareness, as many as 70% of respondents agree with the inclusion of the May 18 Democratic Uprising in the constitutional preamble, showing strong public desire," and explained, "We clearly remember that President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged 'the inclusion of the May 18 spirit in the constitutional preamble' as a campaign promise during his presidential candidacy."

They added, "President Yoon Suk-yeol and the People Power Party should not remain silent or indifferent to the people's demands but must respond."

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