[6.3 Election] Min Hyungbae: "People Power Party Must Support Including May 18 Spirit in Constitution"

"The May 7 Plenary Session Is a Historic Judgment Day for Democracy"
"Jeonghyun Lee Should Not Hide Behind the Compromise of a Free Vote"

The campaign team of Hyungbae Min, the Democratic Party candidate for Mayor of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Integrated City, has urged the People Power Party to adopt an official party position in favor of including the spirit of the May 18 Democratization Movement in the preamble of the Constitution.

On May 6, Min Hyungbae’s campaign, known as the Min Sim Camp, issued a statement saying, "The plenary session on May 7 will be a historic moment to engrave the roots of democracy in the Republic of Korea into the Constitution," and emphasized, "Including the spirit of May 18 in the preamble of the Constitution is an urgent task of our time and a solemn mandate from the citizens of Jeonnam and Gwangju."

Democratic Party lawmaker Hyungbae Min (candidate for Gwangju Metropolitan Mayor, Jeonnam) is giving a congratulatory speech at the "Candidate Kim's Campaign Office Opening Ceremony" held in the Jungang-dong, Seongsan District, Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province, at the campaign headquarters of Democratic Party candidate for Gyeongnam Governor Kyungsoo Kim. Photo by Yonhap News

The campaign further stressed the necessity of passing the current constitutional amendment.

The camp stated, "Candidate Hyungbae Min has repeatedly emphasized that inscribing the spirit of May 18 in the preamble will solidify the value of popular sovereignty and fully pass on the values of democracy to future generations," and argued, "This goes beyond partisan logic and is about establishing the true legitimacy of the Republic of Korea." The statement also criticized the People Power Party, saying, "They continue to obstruct progress with the unfounded claim that this is a 'hasty constitutional amendment for election purposes,' thereby going against the flow of the times."

In particular, the camp targeted Jeonghyun Lee, the People Power Party candidate for Mayor of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Integrated City, stating, "He should not hide behind the compromise of a free vote for lawmakers, but instead demonstrate responsibility by urging his party to adopt an official position."

The Min Sim Camp added, "If their respect for the spirit of May 18 is genuine, they should adopt an official party position in favor," and asserted, "A party that even denies constitutional values cannot be trusted when talking about the development of Jeonnam and Gwangju—such claims are nothing but deception of the citizens." The statement concluded, "On May 7, together with the citizens, we will watch closely to see who stands on the side of democracy and who becomes a culprit in history."

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