{"id":255555,"date":"2026-04-04T23:06:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/04\/2026-64\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:46:58","slug":"2026-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/04\/04\/2026-64\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 \ub3d9\ud574\uc2dc\uc7a5 \uc120\uac70: \ucd5c\uc7ac\uc11d \ud6c4\ubcf4\uc758 5\ub300 \ud575\uc2ec \uacf5\uc57d \uacf5\uac1c!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imgBox\" ib_center id=\"imgBox_2888409\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2023-0070\/image-4fd50463-ade3-4d9a-a701-cc73c5ae9024.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp;   Choi Jae-seok, a preliminary candidate for Donghae mayor, announces his campaign pledges. [Photo by Lee Dong-won]\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;   Choi Jae-seok, a preliminary candidate for Donghae mayor, announces his campaign pledges. [Photo by Lee Dong-won]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> Choi Jae-seok, a Gangwon Provincial Councilor and the People Power Party\u2019s candidate for Donghae mayor, opened his campaign office in Cheongok-dong, Donghae City, on the afternoon of April 4 and formally launched his campaign.<br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> About 500 people attended the event, including National Assemblyman Lee Cheol-gyu, Kim Si-seong, other regional leaders, and supporters.<br \/> &nbsp;<br \/><strong>Choi Jae-seok<\/strong> campaigned under the slogan \u201cDonghae Mayor! I\u2019ll do it right,\u201d and emphasized that, drawing on his experience as a journalist and local lawmaker, he would be a mayor who turns change into action. \u201cFor 32 years I worked as a broadcast journalist holding power to account and amplifying citizens\u2019 voices. As a city and provincial councilor, I used policy to improve people\u2019s lives. Now I will be a mayor who implements the changes that must be made,\u201d he said.<br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> He highlighted structural challenges facing Donghae\u2014weak fiscal independence and a budget that is unbalanced relative to population\u2014and pledged to open an era of a 1 trillion KRW (approximately $750 million) budget by transforming the city into a mixed-use urban center.<br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> He laid out five core pledges: promote a mixed urban-rural city; develop the port economy to prepare for Arctic shipping routes; build a hydrogen-centered future industry; protect existing industries while facilitating their shift to advanced sectors; and pursue a two-track tourism strategy.<br \/> He also described plans to create quality jobs by leveraging Donghae Port\u2019s geographic advantage to establish a northern logistics forward base and a hydrogen storage-and-transport cluster.<br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> He pledged to ease corporate burdens through differentiated electricity pricing and expanded power usage, and to create special zones for AI and data centers to accelerate industrial restructuring. In tourism, he said he would expand multi-night, stay-focused tourism around attractions such as Mureung Byeol Yucheonji and the Mangsang Free Economic Zone.<br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> Choi cited his record as a former Donghae city councilor\u2014his response to allegations of preferential treatment in the Mangsang Free Economic Zone and his efforts to improve the business environment\u2014and insisted, \u201cI did not compromise when it came to protecting Donghae\u2019s future.\u201d<br \/> &nbsp;<br \/> Finally, he said, \u201cAs a neighbor who has lived in Donghae my whole life, I will revive jobs and the local economy,\u201d adding, \u201cI will be a mayor who finds answers on the ground and works side by side with citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candidate Choi Jae-seok launches election campaign for Donghae mayor with a successful opening event attended by key 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