Daegu-Gyeongbuk Local Autonomy Vision Forum Held at EXCO... Park Sungman, Kim Taeil and Others Attend

A forum will be held to examine the current state and future of the local political scene following the opening of the 22nd National Assembly and to seek alternatives.

The "Leadership for the Future: Local Autonomy Vision for Daegu and Gyeongbuk" forum, hosted and organized by Break News Daegu Gyeongbuk and Noon Media Co., Ltd., and sponsored by the Daegu Gyeongbuk Internet Journalists Association (President Lee Sunghyun), will take place on the afternoon of the 26th at Daegu EXCO.

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The forum will begin with a keynote presentation in the first session, followed by an in-depth panel discussion on the agenda presented. The keynote speech will be delivered by Kim Taeil, co-representative of the civic society's new public forum "Gonggamyeondae" and former president of JangAn University.

Panelists who will join the heated discussion in the second session include Park Sungman, Chairman of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council, lawyer Jung Sanghwan, and Lee Gyuhyun, Bureau Chief of Daegu CBS.

The forum will diagnose the local political landscape following the opening of the 22nd National Assembly, discuss future prospects, and share opinions on the recently controversial Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration. In addition, it will revisit the unconstitutionality of the three-term limit for local government heads, which has been in place for over 20 years since the Supreme Court's constitutional decision, and explore the need for legal amendments.

In particular, the forum will be broadcast live through four online channels. The organizers stated, "The purpose of this forum is to spread a culture of debate in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions and to reduce policy leakage by quickly addressing local issues as they arise. We hope this forum will serve as an opportunity for real discussion, as it will allow for candid conversations about dissatisfaction with local politics, citizens' thoughts on administrative integration, and, especially, the clash of positive and negative views on the three-term limit for local government heads. As circumstances have changed significantly since the constitutional ruling, it is necessary to reassess the potential unconstitutionality, and we hope this forum will be a catalyst for genuine debate."

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