Mayor Lee Yong-seop: "Please Develop Practical Presidential Election Promises"

On the morning of the 9th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, presided over the Tuesday Executive Meeting held in the city hall's medium conference room and urged the discovery of effective presidential election pledges for Gwangju's future leap. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, urged at the Tuesday executive meeting on the 9th, "Please discover effective presidential election pledges for Gwangju's future leap."

Mayor Lee said, "The 20th presidential election (March 9, 2022) is exactly one year away," adding, "Each party and candidate will begin preparing and announcing their election pledges in earnest. We must utilize the presidential election as an opportunity for our city's future leap and to solve current issues."

He continued, "Today, under the chairmanship of the Deputy Mayor, a 'Presidential Election Pledge Discovery Planning Direction Briefing and Discussion' will be held. Please do your best to organically cooperate with the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute and experts from various fields to discover effective pledge tasks that will help regional development."

He stated, "A joint development strategy for Gwangju and Jeonnam is also necessary to secure competitiveness in relation to the metropolitan area and other cities," adding, "Please prepare large-scale SOC, super-regional projects, airport relocation, and other win-win cooperation projects, which are difficult to promote by Gwangju and Jeonnam alone, in collaboration with Jeonnam Province as presidential election pledges."

He then requested, "After discovering the pledges, please enhance their completeness through public discussion and strive to have them adopted as pledges by leading candidates through close cooperation with local political circles."