Jeong Cheongrae Heads to Jeju for Two Days... Jang Donghyuk to Visit Challenging North Jeolla Over the Weekend

Listening to Local Public Sentiment
Supporting Election Candidates

Jeong Cheongrae, Chief Standing Election Countermeasures Committee Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, began a two-day visit to Jeju Island starting on May 15 to listen to local public sentiment and support the local election campaign. This visit is seen as an effort to strengthen support for candidates in the Jeju region, including Wison Gong, the Democratic Party’s candidate for Jeju Governor, ahead of the June 3 local elections.

On the 1st of this month, officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission held a promotional campaign for voter participation in the 9th nationwide local elections at Seoul Forest in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

On the morning of the same day, Jeong held an on-site election committee meeting at Wison Gong's campaign office in Jeju City, stating, “Wison Gong, the Democratic Party's candidate for Jeju Governor, has pledged to establish a strong response system against the distortion and disparagement of the Jeju 4·3 Incident, and to ensure that issues such as strengthening welfare for the families of 4·3 victims are achieved.”

Jeong added, “Although Jeju Island is a world-renowned tourist destination and appears glamorous, the pain of the 4·3 Incident has still not healed, and its wounds remain everywhere. The Democratic Party will not forget the pain, tears, and sorrow of 4·3.”

Later in the afternoon, Jeong plans to visit Udo Island, meet with peanut farmers to hear firsthand about the difficulties they face, and discuss the direction of agricultural policy.

On the morning of the 16th, he is scheduled to visit the Seo-bu Fish Market in Jeju City, observe the seafood auction, and hold a meeting with people working in the fisheries industry. In the afternoon, he will travel up to Pyeongtaek-eul in Gyeonggi Province to attend the opening ceremony of the campaign office for Kim Yongnam, the by-election candidate for Pyeongtaek-eul, to show his support. On Sunday, May 17, he will attend the campaign office opening for Park Jiweon, candidate for Gunsan, Gimje, and Buan in North Jeolla Province, and on May 18, he will visit Gwangju to mark the anniversary of the 5·18 Democratization Movement.

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, held the Central Election Countermeasures Committee meeting in Seoul on the same day and began supporting candidate Oh Sehoon. Jang stated, “If Jung Wonoh (the Democratic Party candidate) becomes mayor of Seoul, there will be a tax bomb and ‘Hell Seoul’ will ensue. The only mayor who will protect your home and property is Oh Sehoon from the People Power Party.” Jang plans to visit North Jeolla Province, considered a challenging area for the party, on May 16. He is also considering a separate visit to Gwangju on May 18, aside from the official 5·18 Democratization Movement commemoration event.

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