[6.3 Election] Min Hyung-bae Launches 'Jeonnam-Gwangju Great Transformation Campaign Committee'... Jeong Cheong-rae to Lend Support

Civil Society and Academia Join Forces to Form Three-Pillar Campaign Committee

Candidate Min Hyung-bae has finalized the formation of his election campaign committee and is now entering a full-scale election mode. With a large number of National Assembly members from the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions, as well as figures from civil society and academia joining the effort, a campaign committee inauguration ceremony is scheduled to be held on May 10.

According to Min's camp on May 8, the campaign committee has been officially named the 'Jeonnam-Gwangju Great Transformation Election Campaign Committee,' and it has been organized around three main pillars: the Citizens' Sovereignty Committee, the Future Leap Committee, and the One Team Committee. Jeong Cheong-rae, the party leader, is expected to attend the inauguration ceremony to offer his support.

Min Hyungbae, former member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is taking a commemorative photo after registering as a preliminary candidate for the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special Mayor at the Gwangju Election Commission on the morning of the 30th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The fundraising committee will be headed by candidate Lee Gwang-jae and former president Jeong Seong-taek. The roles of chief standing campaign committee chairs have been assigned to Kim Won-i, chairman of the Jeonnam Provincial Party, Yang Bu-nam, chairman of the Gwangju City Party, Assemblyman Ju Cheol-hyeon, and Professor Park Ki-young.

The standing campaign committee will include all 17 National Assembly members from the Jeonnam and Gwangju regions, including Assemblyman Park Ji-won. In addition, former Assemblymen Son Geum-joo and Seo Dong-yong, as well as Chairman Kim Seung-hwi and others, have joined the committee.

Min's camp explained that this campaign committee has been structured in a 'Sabaltongmun-style,' meaning that civil society and expert groups are jointly involved in the policy-making and verification processes. Each division of the campaign committee will include Professor Jeong Young-il, Pastor Kim Yong-mok, former chairperson Hwang Ye-seul, former professor Lee Byung-taek, Dean Ju Jeong-min, Professor Lee Soon-hyung, and former aide Park Ki-young, among others.

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