Woo Sangho Confirmed as Democratic Party's First Metropolitan Candidate... "Local Elections, a Turning Point for Lee Jaemyung Administration's Success"

Democratic Party Nomination Committee Solely Nominates Woo Sangho

Woo Sangho, former senior secretary for political affairs at the Blue House, stated on February 27 that he was "honored" to be confirmed as the first candidate for a metropolitan mayoral position from the Democratic Party of Korea.

On this day, through social media, Woo expressed, "It is an honor to have been selected as the first nominee of the Democratic Party."

He said, "This simultaneous local election will be a very important turning point for the success of the Lee Jaemyung administration," adding, "As a candidate in this nationwide local election, I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility."

Woo Sangho, former senior secretary for political affairs at the Blue House and a candidate for Gangwon Province governor in the June 3 local elections, is attending the metropolitan mayoral candidate interview held at the Democratic Party of Korea central party office in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Photo by Yonhap News

Woo also emphasized, "Gangwon Province, as a special self-governing province, faces many challenges that need to be addressed and elevated in status. I will fully utilize my accumulated experience and central government network to vigorously solve these issues."

He speculated that support within Gangwon Province also contributed to his sole candidacy nomination. He said, "Although it has not been a long time since I moved to Chuncheon, I have always been warmly welcomed by residents throughout Gangwon Province whenever I visited. I believe such responses had a positive impact on this nomination as well."

He continued, "I will engage even more deeply with the people of Gangwon Province to ensure I earn their support."

Earlier, Kim Isu, chairperson of the nomination management committee, announced at the National Assembly on this day that Woo would be nominated as the sole candidate for Gangwon Province governor following the first round of nomination reviews.

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