Seoul Mayor Geum Tae-seop Declaration of Running for the Second Election Dear Seoul citizens! This is Tae-seop Geum. Today, I declare my running for the mayor of Seoul by-election. This election is an election that can change the lives of Seoul citizens. It is an election that must open a new level of change for our future. However, the political world has not changed at all and is only fighting old fights. The Democratic Party is changing its constitution and issuing a candidate for the by-election due to its own responsibility. In the power of the people, candidates who took the position of mayor of Seoul by themselves and politicians who are responsible for the devastating defeat in the general election are emerging as candidates. Rather than the prelude to change, citizens are falling into anxiety and anxiety, with the same people as in the past and repetition of the same scene. The next 4-5 years from now is a very important period. Innovative change is urgently needed to make a new leap forward for Seoul in stagnation. We must also respond to crises. The immediate pain caused by the corona is difficult, but there will also be challenges that are difficult to imagine, such as environmental and climate problems, increasingly polarization, and jobs disappearing with the advent of the fourth industry. We must be prepared to overcome obstacles that are different than before. You can’t leave this severe period to old and old politics. We need a leader who adheres to the principles and makes reasonable judgments outside the camp logic. There is a need for a market that can communicate with citizens and create a forum for discussion about the future, head-to-head together. Soshin’s politician, Geum Tae-seop, will open up a new change in Seoul by winning the election for the mayor of Seoul. We will crack the old and old politics wall and show you the start of a fresh politics. Together, we will build a community of inclusion and integration that is happier and more livable. From Seoul, Tae-seop Geum will do it. Dear citizens of Seoul! Disasters don’t happen fair to everyone. Disaster strikes the social and economic weak first. You can hear the sighs of self-employed people driven to the edge of the cliff. Prism Hall, where I am declaring my run for business, is a symbol of Seoul’s self-employed business and the difficulties of the culture and arts world, which is suffering the most. I hear the screams of young people who have been blocked from working as well as a stable job. I hear the earnest appeals of the elderly and children in need of care. What about the pain of non-regular workers, including courier workers and platform workers? I will do my best to heal the wounds left by the Corona 19 disaster and restore people’s lives. 66 days from today, when Geum Tae-seop becomes the mayor of Seoul, many things will change right away. First, we will establish a digital vice market system. This is not the last crisis for us. Unpredictable events such as periodic outbreaks of infectious diseases and natural disasters caused by the climate crisis can always come back. Resources need to be in the right place and dangers must be cut off early. A quick and flexible response using big data is required. Although New York City also has a CTO and London City also has a CDO, Seoul’s Digital Vice President will benchmark Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang. To protect the lives and safety of citizens, the Digital Vice Mayor will be given full control over the relevant personnel, organizations and systems. It is not just for disaster preparedness. Even in normal times, citizens must be able to freely and conveniently access public big data for transportation, welfare, education, and response to the climate crisis. Building the infrastructure for Digital Vice Mayor and Smart Seoul, that is the first promise I will make during my tenure as mayor of over a year. Second, we will continue to support self-employed people so that they can survive until the economy recovers. Differential payments will be made based on the decrease in sales, but we will provide 2 million won equivalent to 80% of monthly rent for 6 months. We will provide regular support so that we can make a plan and make a resurgence rather than the existing one-time payment. Third, we will resume emergency support for youth who have disappeared since last spring. The people hardest hit by Corona are generations in the 20s and 30s who have to get their first jobs. Difficulties in entering the labor market can last a very long time. We will pay 500,000 won per month for youth job search support for 6 months. Fourth, we will promote’Seoul-style public redevelopment’. Housing policy should be promoted around reconstruction and redevelopment. Seoul needs to be developed as a high-density multi-use city due to lack of available land. We will boldly expand public redevelopment in accordance with the needs of residents, including 393 areas where the existing redevelopment designation has been lifted. In addition, we will support the provision of the first housing for Seoul citizens and the first charter for the citizens of Seoul. Fifth, we will re-create the’Seoul Human Rights Ordinance’ that reflects the global standard of human rights. In order for Seoul to develop further, it must now become an example of a global city. A city where various citizens live together, a pluralistic democracy is my old belief. The citizens of Seoul, including the socially disadvantaged, LGBTI people, and the disabled, should be able to enjoy equal dignity and equal rights as human beings without discrimination against anyone. Sixth, the autonomous police system starting on July 1st will take root. If the self-governing police system is not properly implemented, there is a risk of undermining political neutrality, collusion with local indigenous powers, and safe affairs. There is no law that the case of Jung In and the case of Vice Minister Lee Yong-gu should not be repeated. The autonomous police committee should be formed with the most impartial and neutral personnel and a chairperson should be appointed. Of all the candidates in this matter, I am proud to be the best. Finally, we will block the politicization of Seoul’s government. The 6th floor of the city hall will be prevented from serving as an election camp. We will make sure that the government officials and affiliated organizations will not become the bridgehead of Yeouido’s politics. We will respect the opinions of experts. We will also finish the municipality that embodies the individual taste of the market. Drawing murals on the wall of an old house and calling it urban regeneration, forcing to leave a rebuilt apartment building while paving it as a future cultural heritage, and dragging the Han River Bridge construction for more than 10 years due to the stain of the former mayor’s hand will disappear. is. It is unlikely that the Blue House will be able to pick up big projects such as Yeouido and Yongsan downtown redevelopment at once. “Therefore, light always exists. If we have the courage to look at the light. If we have the courage to be that light.” This is the last part of the poem by Amanda Gorman, a young laureate who celebrated the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Amanda Gorman’s poem emphasizes the need for courage to realize unity in order to overcome the divisions and recessions brought about by the Trump era. Today, I would like to reveal my usual commitment to unity. While preparing for the declaration, I tried to criticize the Moon Jae-in administration. There is so much to point out and criticize. However, as I thought more deeply, I changed my mind. I want to talk about the future rather than the past, and integration rather than blaming others. It is because we are afraid to overcome camp logic and division of sides and open a new version of politics where common sense and principles are right, but some people have to start with courage. While working as a prosecutor and as a politician, I have lived consistently with principles and beliefs. I have been responsible for what I say and write. At all times, I stood with courage next to those who had difficulty speaking out and who were persecuted for telling the truth. It wasn’t an easy way. However, in the process, what arose to me was not the desire to fight back or to pay back. Let’s change this boring board! Let’s take care of only my side and finish splitting the side that sees the opponent as the enemy to be defeated! Only then can people live. That’s what real politicians should do. I came to this firm resolution. To solve the complex problems faced by the megalopolis Seoul, people of various thoughts must freely discuss and cooperate with each other to find answers. Because no one can always tell you the right answer. This is the reason why the foundation of integration and cooperation must be created first for overcoming disasters, for public welfare, and for a better life. This is why rational politics, politics that fit common sense, need to be revived. I, Geum Tae-seop, who have consistently followed the principles with a conviction, are proud to be the right person to make such a change. I will change it. For that purpose, I lend this position to propose to Candidate Ahn Chul-soo of the National Assembly Party. Right now, the Democratic Party and the people’s power are running their respective contests. I propose to Candidate Ahn Chul-soo of the People’s Party during the races of each party, the’Third Zone Contest for Single Candidate Election’ (Geum Tae-seop-Ahn Chul-soo single race). Let’s seriously discuss what is needed for real people’s livelihood and how to change old politics. Let’s get rid of the troublesome battles over the contest rules and talk honestly about the real problems for the citizens of Seoul. Then, we can make this election a clear opportunity for change. Until the beginning of March, you can only set a topic once a week and discuss it four or five times. Let’s receive and answer questions from citizens without restrictions. After that, let’s give citizens a chance to choose. Seoul citizens have the right and the right to watch such debates and choose candidates. I am willing to meet Candidate Ahn Cheol-soo anytime, anywhere for unification discussion. Dear Seoul citizens! We must fight and overcome disaster. I have to help neighbors who are more difficult than me. We need to make our cities a better, happier, and more secure community. We all need to work together for tomorrow. We will lead the great change in Seoul. We will move forward vigorously for a more free and fair Seoul where everyone is happy together. Soshin’s Geum Tae-seop will change Seoul! Thank you.
