Jung Kwangho Officially Declares Bid for Shinan County Mayor...Presents Core County Governance Strategies

"Deciding Shinan's Future with Residents' Consent"

At 2 p.m. on the 6th, Jung Gwangho, Vice Chair of the Jeonnam Provincial Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, held a press conference at the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly and officially announced his bid for Sinan County mayor. Reporter Jung Seunghyun

Jung Kwangho, vice chairman of the Jeonnam branch of the Democratic Party of Korea, officially declared his candidacy for the 9th Shinan County mayoral election.

Around 2 p.m. on the 6th, at a press conference held in the briefing room of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, Vice Chairman Jung stated his reason for running, saying, "The problems of Shinan do not stem from a lack of plans, but from a lack of decisions and accountability," and added, "Now is the time for someone to make choices and take full responsibility for those choices to the very end."

Vice Chairman Jung highlighted as his strength his experience of directly touring island areas while serving as a Shinan County council member, chairman of the Shinan County Council, and a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Council. He said, "I have seen on the ground the reality of roads that are submerged when it rains, lives that come to a halt when ferry services are cut off, and fishermen whose livelihoods become bleak in the face of fishing damage," and expressed his conviction by saying, "I will change the county administration through action, not words."

He cited as the key challenges currently facing Shinan: regional conflicts surrounding offshore wind power and large-scale development projects; issues of island transportation and mobility rights; the crisis in seaweed farming and fisheries caused by the climate crisis; and gaps in healthcare and care services resulting from an aging population.

Vice Chairman Jung stressed, "These are issues that cannot be resolved with simple slogans for or against," and added, "They must be premised on residents' consent, fair compensation, and a transparent decision-making structure."

As his vision for county administration, he put forward "people's livelihoods as the top priority in county governance." His plan is to concentrate administrative capacity on practical policies that simultaneously reduce the burdens of healthcare, welfare, care services, transportation, and living costs, and to build an on-site, community-based care and medical system tailored to Shinan's reality, where the proportion of residents aged 70 and older is high.

To realize this, he proposed five key county administration implementation strategies: making the recovery of people's livelihoods the top priority in county governance; establishing care and medical governance that responds to population aging; pursuing county administration focused on the real income of farmers and fishermen; setting development principles based on residents' consent; and building a system of fair personnel management and accountable administration.

In addition, he presented five core pledges: promoting a comprehensive package for restoring people's livelihoods; strengthening care systems for the elderly and vulnerable groups; expanding practical subsidy programs for farmers and fishermen; guaranteeing mobility rights for island transportation; and establishing a system for resident participation.

Regarding administrative innovation, he said, "I will introduce a fair personnel system based on competence and responsibility, not an administration that lines people up according to whose favor they curry," and added, "I will not be a county mayor who makes things easy for public officials, but a county mayor whom residents can trust."

Vice Chairman Jung emphasized, "I will not be a county mayor who talks big, but one who proves himself through results," and added, "Decisions for Shinan will be made in Shinan, together with the residents."

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