Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun: "Constitutional Amendment Needed for Federal-Level Decentralization"

Lee Jae-jun, the mayor of Suwon, has called for a constitutional amendment to achieve federal-level local decentralization.

On the 18th, Mayor Lee Jae-jun urged at the ‘Suwon City Local Autonomy Council 2025 1st Regular Meeting’ held in the city hall's medium conference room, "There have been ongoing discussions about constitutional amendments recently," and added, "As the Local Autonomy Council has been leading local decentralization in the Republic of Korea, please actively express your opinions to ensure that a constitutional amendment for local decentralization is realized."

He continued, "This year marks the 30th anniversary of elected local governments, and it is necessary to discuss what ‘true local decentralization’ means," and said, "I ask the Suwon City Local Autonomy Council to engage in in-depth discussions and take the lead in realizing federal-level local decentralization."

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun is speaking about local decentralization at the 'Suwon City Autonomy and Decentralization Council 2025 1st Regular Meeting' held on the 18th in the city hall's medium conference room. Provided by Suwon City

At the meeting, the Local Autonomy Council elected Professor Gu Gyun-cheol of the Department of Economics at Kyonggi University as the new chairman.

During the meeting, the Local Autonomy Council explained and gathered opinions on this year’s common agenda items. The common agenda for this year includes ‘a major transformation to federal-level local decentralization’ and ‘enhancing national competitiveness through deregulation.’ The Local Autonomy Council plans to continue various discussions to strengthen local decentralization throughout the year.

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