Moon Sangpil Runs for Gwangju Buk-gu Mayor: "Toward a City Centered on AI and Culture"

Candidacy declared at Gwangju Station plaza
Emphasis on on-the-ground leadership
Pledge for an AI and mobility cluster

Moon Sangpil, Deputy Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, held a press conference at 11:00 a.m. on the 4th at the plaza of Gwangju Station in Buk-gu, Gwangju, and officially declared his candidacy for the Buk-gu mayoral election. Provided by Moon Sangpil, Deputy Spokesperson.

Moon Sangpil, Deputy Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, officially declared his candidacy for the Gwangju Buk-gu mayoral election, saying he would "create a dynamic Buk-gu where people work with AI and enjoy culture."

Deputy Spokesperson Moon held a press conference at the plaza of Gwangju Station at 11 a.m. on February 4, stating that "Buk-gu is now standing before a 'golden time' in which its growth engine has come to a halt due to population decline and the outflow of young people," and threw his hat into the ring.

Introducing himself as a "prepared and proven candidate," he stressed, "What we need now is not an administrator who sits at a desk and nitpicks regulations, but a responsible leader who walks the streets together with residents to secure budgets and attract companies."

He continued, "I will find answers in the field with competence, not with words and slogans, and bring about real change in Buk-gu," adding, "I will become a district mayor who proves himself not with a resume on paper, but with the distance he has walked on the ground," as he appealed for support.

Deputy Spokesperson Moon cited as his strengths the central-level network and practical economic sense he has built while serving as a member of the 6th and 7th Gwangju City Council, Chair of the Local Economy Revitalization Committee in the presidential campaign organization of presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, and Chair of the Local Autonomy Subcommittee at the Kim Dae-jung Foundation.

On this day, he presented seven key directions for district governance for the development of Buk-gu. His main pledges are: creating an AI and mobility cluster centered on Gwangju Station; revitalizing neighborhood commercial districts through measures such as opening a north-south arterial road through Gwangju Station; building a Buk-gu where universities and the local community coexist through industry-academia-civil cooperation; realizing cultural self-governance led by residents and artists; operating integrated welfare programs; providing happiness support payments focused on vulnerable groups; and establishing a village education community.

Deputy Spokesperson Moon stated, "I will serve the residents based on the political philosophy and administrative principles I have honed in the field for 40 years," adding, "I will announce detailed, specific pledges at a separate press conference at a later date."

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