Fifty-Four Former and Current Seongnam Council Members: "Shin Sangjin Is the Right Person to Stop Council Dominance and Safeguard a Rational Seongnam"

Fifty-four Former and Current Seongnam Council Members
Declare "Overwhelming Support" for Shin Sangjin
Warn of Crisis from Old Downtown Electoral District Integration
"Must Lead Uninterrupted Seongnam Development"

Fifty-four former and current city and provincial council members of Seongnam City have declared their full support for Shin Sangjin, the People Power Party candidate for Seongnam mayor, rallying their forces behind him.

Fifty-four current and former city and provincial assembly members of Seongnam City declared their full support for Shin Sangjin, the People Power Party candidate for mayor of Seongnam, on the 19th. Photo provided by candidate Shin Sangjin

On the 19th, they released an official statement of support, asserting, "Only Candidate No. 2, Shin Sangjin, can complete Seongnam's unbroken journey of hope and realize true democratic local governance." They strongly emphasized the need for the incumbent mayor's re-election. The statement was read by Lee Hyungman, former member of the Seongnam City Council.

On this day, the current and former council members warned that, ahead of this election, the integration of some electoral districts in the old downtown areas (Sujeong-gu and Jungwon-gu) has brought Seongnam's local governance to a new crisis. They analyzed that the upcoming 9th Seongnam City Council is highly likely to become a distorted structure where one particular party obtains a majority, resulting in unchecked power and losing its essential function of oversight and checks.

Through their statement, the council members emphasized, "In a situation where unilateral dominance by the council is a concern, the only resolute leader who can steadfastly drive Seongnam's core tasks—such as reconstruction, redevelopment, and attracting cutting-edge industries—is Shin Sangjin."

They went on to highly praise Shin's integrity, noting that over the past four years he has set city administration right, which had been marred by corruption, and has proven his capability with concrete results, always putting citizens first. They expressed a sense of urgency, stating, "If even the mayoral seat is lost in this election, Seongnam may once again regress to the dysfunction and privileged politics of the past and become a hotbed of corruption."

A total of 54 current and former city and provincial council members of Seongnam City declared their full support for Shin Sangjin, the People Power Party candidate for Seongnam mayor, on the 19th. Photo provided by candidate Shin Sangjin

The council members appealed, "As this is the choice of current and former council members who have deeply understood the mechanisms of Seongnam's administration and the pulse of its citizens, we ask you to trust our judgement. Please unite your overwhelming support behind Shin Sangjin, a strong administrative leader who will quietly and steadfastly safeguard the interests of Seongnam's 920,000 citizens and prevent one-sided dominance by the local council."

Finally, they affirmed their determination by stating, "Under the banner of 'Upholding principles properly, innovating more quickly,' we will do our utmost until the day hopeful Seongnam is realized under the 9th popularly elected administration. Together with candidate Shin Sangjin, we will protect Seongnam's pride to the very end, for a city where common sense and justice prevail."

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