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On the 13th, Paek Juseon, representative attorney at Daeyul Law Firm, officially announced his candidacy for mayor of Namyangju City in the local elections this June, at the Daeyul Law Firm office in Dasan-dong, Namyangju City.

Paek Juseon, representative attorney of Daeyul Law Firm, officially announced on the 13th at the Daeyul Law Firm office in Dasan-dong, Namyangju, that he will run for mayor of Namyangju in the upcoming June local elections. Photo by Paek Juseon

Paek Juseon, who is a special advisor to Democratic Party of Korea leader Jung Cheongrae, expressed his ambition to use his strong central government network to transform Namyangju into a "global number one city."

In his declaration of candidacy, Paek stated, "I, Paek Juseon, am the most qualified person to understand and implement President Lee Jaemyung's governing philosophy," adding, "I will not allow Namyangju to remain a mere satellite city of Seoul, but will recreate it as a global city with full self-sufficiency."

In particular, Paek highlighted his track record as a "bodyguard" who legally supported President Lee Jaemyung in the 20th and 21st presidential election campaigns and defended him against all kinds of attacks. He said, "With the same resolve and capability with which I protected the president, I will now protect the lives of Namyangju citizens," and pledged, "I will serve as a bridge between Party leader Jung Cheongrae and President Lee Jaemyung to secure the budgets and policies needed for Namyangju's development."

On this day, Paek put forward the slogan "Young and Strong Paek Juseon" and presented six core visions.

The most eye-catching pledge is an economic and jobs revolution. Paek announced, "We will attract a 'global game theme park' and a 'Hollywood-style integrated film studio' to eastern Namyangju, in line with the global status of K-culture such as Squid Game and BTS." Through this, he plans to attract 5 million foreign tourists annually and create 100,000 quality jobs, thereby filling Namyangju's coffers.

On the transportation issues that citizens find most inconvenient, he promised to make Namyangju a "30-minute commute city." He vowed to drastically reduce the pain of commuting to and from Seoul by implementing measures such as: converting the Cheongnyangni–Deokso Station rail section into a subway line; building a transportation network centered on GTX and other metropolitan railways; and introducing free autonomous shuttle buses between apartment complexes and subway stations.

In the field of medical welfare, he promised, "We will definitely attract a university general hospital befitting a city of 1 million people and make Namyangju a 'zero emergency-gap city'," and added, "We will establish a medical network system for emergency, rehabilitation, and senior care so that treatment is possible within Namyangju City, thereby building a solid local medical infrastructure."

In terms of jobs and industry, he presented a plan to transform Namyangju into a self-sufficient industrial city by: creating three industrial complexes focused on AI, robotics, and advanced manufacturing; attracting global research institutes and companies; and building an employment base for approximately 100,000 people.

For living infrastructure, he stated that in both new towns and old downtown areas, he would apply the principle of prioritizing the construction of schools, hospitals, and daily-life facilities; simultaneously develop commercial and cultural facilities together with transportation infrastructure; and thereby realize a "10-minute living-radius city."

In the fields of education and leisure, his vision includes attracting top-tier domestic and overseas comprehensive universities and research institutes in advanced technologies; expanding lifelong education and care infrastructure; and creating a stay-type tourism belt along the Bukhangang River and surrounding forests.

In the energy sector, he announced goals for 2030 that include: promoting a citywide electric vehicle conversion rate of 50%; creating 1,000 energy self-reliant villages; establishing an energy self-reliance system based on power grids and energy storage systems (ESS); and transforming Namyangju into a future-oriented eco-friendly city. He also laid out a strategy to develop Namyangju into an energy hub city in the northeastern Seoul metropolitan area by building an "energy expressway" and a city based on a super digital grid. Ultimately, he added, "We will realize a 'basic society of shared energy income' in which citizens earn income through energy."

Paek, who previously served as chair of the People's Livelihood Economy Committee of Lawyers for a Democratic Society and is well-versed in the everyday economy of ordinary citizens, said, "I will pour in the experience I gained as a lawyer helping citizens and companies in crisis to recover, as well as the experience I accumulated on the policy line of the ruling party," and declared, "By 2030, I will become a 'young and competent mayor' who turns Namyangju into a special self-sufficient city of 1 million people that everyone wants to live in."

Meanwhile, Paek graduated from the Department of Law at Chung-Ang University and is currently the representative attorney at Daeyul Law Firm. He has served as senior vice chair of the Euljiro Committee, special advisor to the Democratic Party of Korea leader, and vice chair of the party's Policy Committee. Within the party, he is regarded as a policy expert and strategist who has accumulated extensive legislative and policy experience in central politics and on the front lines of people's livelihoods.

In addition, he has built a solid campaign organization with strength in expertise, diversity, and local representation, together with figures such as Hwang Wooyeon, professor at Seoul National University of Science and Technology; attorney Baek Myeongjae, head of the General Situation Room team for Lee Jaemyung's 21st presidential election campaign; Gang Dongseop, a 27-year veteran show host; former Namyangju-eul secretary for the Democratic Party of Korea Lee Doseon; U.S. attorney Ryu Gihwang; Kim Byeongguk, head of the Nationwide Homeplus Franchisee Council; and former professional gamer Lee Seonggu, CEO of Spicol.

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