Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Chair Park Sungman Responds to Calls for Resignation: "I Will Step Down If the Daegu Mayor Resigns"

After Daegu City demanded the resignation of Park Sungman, Chairman of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Council, the council strongly objected on the 28th, stating, "For a Daegu City official to talk about the resignation of the chairman who represents the people of North Gyeongsang Province crosses the line and mocks 2.6 million residents."

Park Gyutak, Chief Spokesperson of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Council, expressed in a statement released that afternoon that Daegu City should instead offer a sincere apology to the people of North Gyeongsang Province, who have been hurt by previous unilateral announcements regarding administrative integration.

Lee Chunwoo, Chair of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Steering Committee (left), Park Kyutak, Chief Spokesperson of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council (center), and Kim Daejin, Spokesperson, are announcing the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council's statement.

Chief Spokesperson Park stated, "If requesting 'democratic procedures and cooperation' as well as 'caution in speech' for the promotion of administrative integration is considered abusive language, then the remarks made by the mayor of Daegu have gone far beyond that." He further declared, "If the mayor of Daegu takes responsibility for this series of incidents and steps down, the North Gyeongsang Provincial Council will also put the chairmanship on the line."

Meanwhile, Daegu City also issued a statement that day, saying, "During the North Gyeongsang Provincial Government’s policy inquiry on the 27th, there was strong criticism of administrative integration, and in particular, the chairman of the provincial council made personal attacks that crossed the line against the mayor of Daegu. Today, the North Gyeongsang Provincial Council announced through a statement that 'administrative integration should proceed based on mutual agreement.'"

Daegu City added in its statement, "The chairman of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Council should apologize for his abusive language and resign from his position. If such measures are taken, there may be room to resume discussions on integration."

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