{"id":255553,"date":"2026-04-04T23:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/04\/kim-jong-moon-launches-campaign-transform\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:46:58","slug":"kim-jong-moon-launches-campaign-transform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/04\/04\/kim-jong-moon-launches-campaign-transform\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong-moon Launches Campaign to Transform Donghae: Can His Experience Drive Change?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result <\/p>\n<div class=\"imgBox\" ib_center id=\"imgBox_2888410\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2023-0070\/image-08f8d96f-d828-4266-94b9-5d1a6dde9b5b.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp;   Kim Jong-moon, the People Power Party\u2019s mayoral primary candidate for Donghae (first on the right), stood with Rep. Lee Cheol-gyu (center) as they sought victory. [Photo by Lee Dong-won]\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;   Kim Jong-moon, the People Power Party\u2019s mayoral primary candidate for Donghae (first on the right), stood with Rep. Lee Cheol-gyu (center) as they sought victory. [Photo by Lee Dong-won]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> Kim Jong-moon, the People Power Party\u2019s mayoral primary candidate in Donghae, held a campaign office opening in Cheongok-dong on the afternoon of April 4, formally launching a primary campaign built on strong drive and execution. <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> Prominent local figures and a large number of supporters packed the event, adding intensity to the gathering. The room erupted in applause and cheers when Kim appeared, and his candidacy raised expectations for change across Donghae. <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/><strong>Kim Jong-moon<\/strong> emphasized his slogan, \u201cNow the citizen is the mayor,\u201d saying, \u201cCitizens are the owners of administration, and the mayor must be the person who most effectively carries out the citizens\u2019 will.\u201d He added, \u201cDonghae stands at a crossroads. We cannot afford hesitation. With proven experience and decisive momentum, I will reshape Donghae.\u201d <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> He presented forty years in public service and his budget-management experience as core strengths. Stressing practical leadership proven in the field rather than abstract theory, he said, \u201cI look for answers in the field, not on a desk, and I deliver results.\u201d <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> Kim also referenced six years of volunteer work after leaving public office, noting, \u201cThat time allowed me to live among citizens and feel their hardships and needs firsthand. Now I will translate that experience into policy and measurable results.\u201d <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> He highlighted crisis-response credentials, citing efforts that sustained the local community during the IMF crisis and major projects such as opening the access road to Mangsang Beach and creating a hanok village. Those achievements, he said, demonstrate both crisis management and execution capacity. \u201cIn difficult times, a leader\u2019s decisions and speed determine a city\u2019s future,\u201d he said. <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> His five core pledges announced at the event focused on rapid change and delivering concrete outcomes. Kim said he will build an integrated cluster of ports, industrial parks, and hydrogen industries to position Donghae as a Northeast Asian industrial hub, and expand year-round tourism infrastructure to create a new growth engine for the local economy. <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> He also pledged to improve quality of life through a \u201cHappy Mother City\u201d initiative and a strengthened welfare community, pursue balanced regional development through station-area redevelopment and population-attraction strategies, and realize a sustainable, mutually beneficial city through return-on-investment projects and public\u2013private partnership management. <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> \u201cDonghae has significant potential, but it has lacked the driving force to make that potential real,\u201d Kim said. \u201cNow is the time to speak with results, not plans.\u201d <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> He emphasized, \u201cA person who can secure budgets and complete projects can change a city. With my proven hands-on experience and a network spanning central and local government, I will install a new economic engine for Donghae.\u201d <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> \u201cI will attract businesses, create jobs, and bring young people back,\u201d he added. \u201cI will be the mayor who produces tangible change that citizens can feel\u2014and who does it quickly.\u201d <br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> Kim concluded, \u201cToday is not just the opening of a campaign office; it is the starting line for changing Donghae\u2019s future. I will run with the citizens and win with the citizens to open a new era for Donghae,\u201d expressing firm determination. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Jong-mun, a candidate for the Donghae mayoral election, officially launched his campaign with strong support from local figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2023-0070\/image-08f8d96f-d828-4266-94b9-5d1a6dde9b5b.jpeg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278093],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kim Jong-moon Launches Campaign to Transform Donghae: Can His Experience Drive 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