[6.3 Election] Jang Gwanho and Jung Sunghong Agree to Unify as Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Superintendent Candidates

"100% Public Opinion Poll Method...
Plan to Form a Unified Nomination Committee"

Jang Gwanho and Jung Sunghong, both former regional heads of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) and preliminary candidates for superintendent of education in the Jeonnam Gwangju integrated special city, have agreed to unify their candidacies.

Jang Gwanho and Jung Sunghong, preliminary candidates for the superintendent of education for the integrated special city of Gwangju and Jeonnam, held a press conference on the 16th at the 5.18 Democracy Square in Geumnamno, Dong-gu, Gwangju, announcing their agreement to unify. Photo by Min Chanki

The two candidates held a press conference on the 16th at the 5·18 Democracy Square in Geumnam-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, announcing that they would pursue unification through a 100% public opinion poll method.

Jang and Jung previously served as the head of the Jeonnam branch and the Gwangju branch of the KTU, respectively, and they were each selected as the sole candidate recommended by social and labor organizations in Jeonnam and Gwangju.

The Jeonnam Provincial Nomination Committee and the Gwangju Citizens’ Nomination Committee also participated in the press conference, stating, “We will form a unified nomination committee to responsibly support the process of candidate unification and subsequent steps.”

The Jeonnam and Gwangju nomination committees stated, “The superintendent of education in Gwangju is currently on trial for allegations of corruption, and the superintendent of education in Jeonnam has also been under investigation,” adding, “This election is not just about changing individuals, but about restoring the trust in education that has collapsed.”

The nomination committee emphasized, “The unified nomination committee will take responsibility not only for unification but also for joint policies,” and added, “We will continue to promote citizen participation policies based on the public nature, democracy, integrity, and accountability of education.”

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