Cho Kuk: "If Elected to the National Assembly, I Will Act for Solidarity and Unification of the Democratic Reform Camp"

Official Campaign Launch for Pyeongtaek By-Election

Jo Guk, the Jo Guk Innovation Party candidate running in the by-election for Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, officially kicked off his campaign for the June 3 local elections on the 21st, declaring, "If I return to the National Assembly, I will immediately take action for solidarity and unity within the democratic reform bloc."

Candidate Jo Guk of the Jo Guk Innovation Party, who is running in the by-election for the National Assembly in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, appeals for support at the launch ceremony held on the 21st at the planned site for the KTX Southern Gyeonggi Station in Godeok-myeon, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Yonhap News

Jo began his first official schedule of the day by paying respects at the Pyeongtaek Memorial Tower in Hyondeok-myeon in the morning. Later the same day, he held his official campaign launch ceremony at the planned site for the KTX Southern Gyeonggi Station in Haechang-ri, Godeok-myeon, Pyeongtaek-si, appealing for support by stating, "For the development of the Republic of Korea and the leap forward of Pyeongtaek, please choose a person with determination and driving force, not just a political party."

Jo emphasized, "Pyeongtaek made a sacrificial decision to host the world's largest single U.S. military base, and although the government promised a KTX station, nothing has happened even after 18 years. I will enhance Pyeongtaek's future value and achieve transportation innovation through the KTX Southern Gyeonggi Station and the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center."

He continued, "I have spent my life fighting against military dictatorship and prosecutorial dictatorship. For more than 20 years, I have built bridges within the progressive democratic bloc, promoting solidarity and unity, and I have experience in state administration. I can serve as a bridge to break down the walls of division, distrust, and misunderstanding in the Republic of Korea."

He added, "Pyeongtaek is blocked by barriers in transportation and development," and pledged, "I will break down these walls and build interconnected bridges linking Pyeongtaek inside and out."

He presented his key pledges as attracting the KTX Southern Gyeonggi Station and the Asia-Pacific AI Center, improving public transportation infrastructure, and raising the standards of childcare, caregiving, and education.

On the same day, the central election committee of the Innovation Party also held a meeting at the campaign office of Lee Juhyun, the Gunsan mayoral candidate in North Jeolla Province. Seo Wangjin, standing co-chair of the election committee, emphasized, "The ‘Blue Pinwheel Election Committee’ of the Innovation Party will gather the will of the people and create the biggest wave starting in North Jeolla Province," adding, "We will break the old monopoly of single-party politics and open a new era of local politics. The Innovation Party will become the ‘catfish’ in the stagnant pond of politics."

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