Gyeongsu Kim Registers as Gyeongsangnam-do Governor Candidate ... "Toward a Region-Led Growth Era with President Lee Jaemyung"

Gyeongsu Kim, preliminary candidate for governor of Gyeongsangnam-do from the Democratic Party of Korea, visited the Gyeongsangnam-do Election Commission on May 14, the first day of main candidate registration for the 9th nationwide local elections, to register as an official candidate.

Candidate Kim stated, "I completed the candidate registration procedure, reminding myself of my urgent determination to revive Gyeongsangnam-do."

He assessed, "Right now, Gyeongsangnam-do is collapsing again. The economy of Gyeongsangnam-do, which we had revived through our collective sweat and effort, fell back into negative growth last year, and the livelihoods of local residents are also plummeting."

Kim Kyung-Soo, a preliminary candidate for governor of Gyeongnam Province from the Democratic Party of Korea, visited the Gyeongnam Election Commission to complete the official registration for the 9th simultaneous nationwide local elections and is holding up the candidate registration receipt. [Photo by Kim Kyung-Soo's campaign]

He continued, "This election is a pivotal crossroads that will decide whether Gyeongsangnam-do moves forward into the future together with the Lee Jae-myung administration, or remains stagnant and heads down the path toward regional extinction and decline. The irresponsible politics that scrapped the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Megacity, which had already been established, for unclear reasons, must come to a halt."

He also stated, "Together with President Lee Jae-myung, we will usher in an era of region-led growth, going beyond balanced regional development and making local governments the driving force of Korea's growth."

Candidate Kim added, "This election must be one that restores and completes the democracy the people defended on the asphalt in the middle of winter. I hope it becomes a contest over how to revive the devastated livelihoods and the Gyeongsangnam-do economy, completely cutting ties with rebellion."

Afterwards, Candidate Kim held the 'K-Defense One Team On-site Meeting' at the Vision Hall in Hyundai Wia Iroomjae, where he discussed strategies for strengthening the defense industry’s competitiveness and large-scale industrial transformation in Gyeongsangnam-do with representatives from the central government, the National Assembly, and the industrial sector.

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