Reporter Park Jong-min
It has been confirmed that Lee Jae-myung, a candidate for Incheon National Assembly member Lee Jae-myung’s promise to relocate Gimpo Airport to Gimpo Airport has emerged as a nationwide issue at the end of the election, and it has been confirmed that a close associate of Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong also made a promise to relocate Gimpo Airport early.
According to the National Election Commission on the 31st, Candidate Ki-jae Lee, the mayor of Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, presented the ‘relocation of Gimpo Airport’ as one of the five major promises in a book of promises submitted to the National Election Commission.
Candidate Lee Ki-jae announced in his pledge book, “We will expand practical support that residents in the noise-affected area of Gimpo Airport can feel.”
This is because Yangcheon-gu is adjacent to Gimpo Airport, so residents complained regarding direct or indirect damage.
In particular, Candidate Lee Ki-jae, who promised to relocate Gimpo Airport, is known as a close aide to Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong.
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Candidate Lee entered politics as an assistant to Won Hee-ryong in 2007, when Minister Won Hee-ryong was a member of the National Assembly, and in 2014, when Minister Won served as Jeju-do governor, he was appointed the head of the Jeju-do Seoul headquarters.
In particular, in 2016, he even ran for the general election in Yangcheon-gu-gap, Seoul, where Minister Won Hee-ryong’s 3rd term constituency for the National Assembly was held, and challenged the head of Yangcheon-gu in the June 1 local election.
At the time, there were criticisms that Candidate Lee Ki-jae’s candidacy for National Assembly member Yang Cheon-gap was to inherit Won Hee-ryong’s constituency, but Lee Ki-jae said in an interview with the press, “I don’t think inheriting the district is a disadvantage.”
“As an aide, he has supported Won Hee-ryong in various practical ways, and he knows the details well, so he is the most suitable person to lead the area. did until the end.
The ‘relocation of Gimpo Airport’, promised even by Minister Won Hee-ryong’s closest aides, has become a national issue as Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung and Incheon Gyeyang became official ahead of the June 1 local elections and the by-elections for the National Assembly members.
Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea, Gyeyang-eul, a candidate for the National Assembly by-election. National Assembly Photo Foundation
Candidate Jae-myung Lee mentioned the relocation of Gimpo Airport in a broadcast discussion on the 26th, and on the next day, on the 27th, with Song Young-gil, the Democratic Party mayor of Seoul, he said, “I will relocate Gimpo Airport by integrating it with Incheon Airport and promote large-scale development in the western part of the metropolitan area.” held an interview
In response, the People’s Power is strongly opposed at the party level, with Chairman Lee Jun-seok taking the lead.
Representative Lee Jun-seok also visited Jeju on the 31st and held a press conference in front of the Jeju Provincial Office and said, “I promised to close Gimpo Airport for the sake of the comfort of Candidate Jae-myung Lee. raised his voice.
In addition, Candidate Hyang-jin of People’s Power running for Jeju governor, Se-hun Oh Se-hoon of the same party, and Eun-hye Kim of Gyeonggi governor held a joint press conference at Gimpo Airport on the 30th and said, “In addition to air convenience for Seoul citizens, Gyeonggi-do residents, and Jeju-do residents, “The plan is to eliminate jobs in related industries in Gyeonggi-do and Jeju,” he criticized.
The power of the people and the Democratic Party are fighting fiercely over the relocation of Gimpo Airport. People’s Power Jeju Governor Heo Hyang-jin Candidate Camp and Democratic Party’s Oh Young-hoon Jeju Governor Candidate Camp Provided
Candidate Hyang-jin Heo for Jeju Governor called for the abolition of the ‘Gimpo Airport relocation’ pledge, and on the 29th, disbanded his election committee and switched to the ‘Jeju Provincial Emergency Response Committee to block the relocation of Gimpo Airport’.
However, the Democratic Party is taking a counterattack right now as it is confirmed that the People’s Power candidate, and also the closest aide to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, who is in charge of the ministry, has offered a promise to relocate Gimpo Airport.
Kim Nam-joon, spokesperson for the Lee Jae-myung camp, released an SNS photo revealing the close relationship between Lee Jun-seok, representative of People’s Power, and Lee Ki-jae, candidacy for Yangcheon-gu mayor, and said, “Candidate Lee Ki-jae has served as the head of the Seoul headquarters in Jeju Island. Did you make a promise to stick a knife in the Jeju people?” he asked.
Spokesperson Kim said, “People’s Power Incheon City Councilman also demanded the consolidation and abolition of Gimpo Airport and Incheon Airport.” It was intended to incite division and conflict between the two countries,” he criticized.
As such, it is becoming the biggest issue even one day before the election, with the Democratic Party and the people fighting fiercely over the promise to relocate Gimpo Airport.
