Democratic Party Launches Special Committee on Balanced Growth... Full-Scale Discussions Begin on 5Guk3Teuk Initiative

Kim Taenyeon: "Official Proposal for a Bipartisan Consultative Body Including the Opposition"
Ruling Party Aims to Realize the 5Guk3Teuk National Balanced Growth Strategy

With the launch of the Special Committee on National Balanced Growth by the Democratic Party of Korea, discussions on the “5 Major Metropolitan Areas and 3 Special Self-Governing Provinces” (5Guk3Teuk) initiative-one of President Lee Jaemyung’s campaign pledges-are expected to gain full momentum.

Kim Tae-nyeon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and chairman of the Special Committee on National Balanced Growth / Photo by Yoon Dongju doso7@

Kim Taenyeon, a Democratic Party lawmaker who serves as chairman of the committee, said in his opening remarks at the inaugural ceremony held at the National Assembly Library on the 13th, “We will create a country where essential infrastructure for life, such as education, healthcare, culture, and care services, is evenly distributed across the nation, making every region a good place to live and a country where everyone can grow. This is not an easy path, and it is a matter of national destiny,” adding, “I officially propose the formation of a bipartisan consultative body that includes opposition parties, civil society, and expert groups.” The launch event was attended by National Assembly Speaker Woo Wonshik, Kim Kyungsoo, chairman of the Presidential Committee for the Era of Local Autonomy, and Kim Byungki, the Democratic Party’s floor leader, among others.

The special committee is tasked with supporting policy and legislative efforts for national balanced growth and regional specialization, which are part of President Lee Jaemyung’s pledges. In particular, the committee is expected to focus on establishing strategies and directions at the party level to realize the 5Guk3Teuk national balanced growth initiative, which was also a key presidential campaign promise. Chairman Kim stated, “Through the robust growth hub strategy of 5Guk3Teuk, the committee will ensure the realization of President Lee Jaemyung’s vision for national balanced growth based on local autonomy and decentralization.”

Chairman Kim pledged to: ▲ promote the complete relocation of national institutions such as the presidential office, the National Assembly, and central administrative agencies; ▲ organically connect transportation networks and national digital infrastructure; ▲ expand carbon-neutral industrial complexes and RE100 hub cities; ▲ create indiscriminate talent-centered education hubs; ▲ relocate industrial infrastructure concentrated in the capital region across the country; and ▲ ensure the even distribution of essential infrastructure nationwide.

Meanwhile, on November 11, Assemblyman Kim sponsored the “Special Act for the Completion of the Administrative Capital,” which specifies the legal basis for relocating major constitutional institutions.

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