Candidates from the southern Gyeonggi region of the People Power Party for the 22nd National Assembly election are shouting out their fighting spirit before announcing their semiconductor pledges at the Gyeonggi Provincial Council in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on the morning of the 18th. [사진=연합뉴스]
The People Power Party, which completed nominations for 254 constituencies ahead of the 22nd National Assembly election, launched an all-out war in the ‘semiconductor belt’.
The ‘Semiconductor Belt’ is considered one of the battlegrounds in this general election, along with the ‘Han River Belt’ in Seoul and the ‘Nakdong River Belt’ in Busan and Gyeongnam. It encompasses the southern Gyeonggi region, including Suwon, Hwaseong, Yongin, and Pyeongtaek, and semiconductor companies are concentrated around Suwon, where Samsung Electronics is located.
People Power Party’s southern Gyeonggi region candidates promised at the Gyeonggi Provincial Council on the 18th, “We will enact the ‘Special Act on the Development and Support of the Semiconductor Industry’ as the first bill when the 22nd National Assembly opens.”
The main purpose of the special law is to designate Suwon, Seongnam, Yongin, Hwaseong, Osan, Pyeongtaek, Icheon, and Anseong as ‘semiconductor megacities’ and provide policy support such as deregulation and fast track licensing. In the resolution to enact a special law released on this day, 22 candidates from the southern region were named, including Suwon Byeong-gyu, a former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, who was the main sponsor. Seoul Gangnam-byeong candidate Koh Dong-jin, former president of Samsung Electronics, also participated. As the ‘Semiconductor Belt’ is attracting a lot of attention from the political world, there are many places where close competition is expected in each constituency. In particular, in Suwon, the Democratic Party of Korea won seats in all five constituencies in the 21st general election, and the People Power Party is predicting a recapture battle.
Looking at the regions, Suwon Gap is pitted against People Power Party candidate Kim Hyun-joon and Democratic Party candidate Kim Seung-won, Suwon Eul is People Power Party candidate Hong Yun-oh and Democratic Party candidate Baek Hye-ryun, and Suwon Byeong is pitted against candidate Bang and incumbent Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Young-jin. In Suwonjeong, People Power Party candidate Lee Soo-jung and Democratic Party candidate Kim Jun-hyuk will face each other, and in Suwon-mu, People Power Party candidate Park Jae-soon will face off against Democratic Party candidate Eom Tae-young.
In Hwaseong Gap, People Power Party candidate Hong Hyung-seon and Democratic Party candidate Song Ok-joo will clash, and in Hwaseong-eul, candidate Han Jeong-min, a former researcher at Samsung Electronics’ DS (device solution) division, Democratic Party candidate Gong Young-woon, former CEO of Hyundai Motors, and Lee Jun-seok, leader of the New Reform Party, will clash. . In the Hwaseong battle, People Power Party candidate Choi Young-geun and Democratic Party candidate Kwon Chil-seung face off. In Hwaseongjeong, which was newly established after being separated from Hwaseong-eul, a three-way race will be held between People Power Party candidate Yoo Gyeong-jun, proportional representation incumbent Democratic Party candidate Yon Yong-gi, and New Reform Party candidate Lee Won-wook.
In Yongin Gap, former Presidential Personnel Secretary Lee Won-mo is running as the People Power Party candidate, and former Busan Police Commissioner Lee Sang-sik is running as the Democratic Party’s candidate. Reform New Party candidate Yang Hyang-ja, a former Samsung Electronics engineer who wrote the legend of a high school graduate, joined the three-way race. In Yongin-eul, People Power Party candidate Lee Sang-cheol and Democratic Party candidate Son Myung-soo will face off, and in Yongin-eul, People Power Party candidate Go Seok and Democratic Party candidate Boo Seung-chan will face off. In Yonginjeong, candidate Kang Cheol-hoo, former CEO of Hyundai Robotics, and candidate Lee Eon-ju, who returned to the Democratic Party, will face off.
In Pyeongtaek Gap, People Power Party candidate Han Moo-kyung and Democratic Party candidate Hong Ki-won faced each other, and in Pyeongtaek-eul, Pohang University of Science and Technology professor Jeong Woo-sung emerged as the People Power Party candidate, and former Pyeongtaek University professor Lee Byung-jin emerged as the Democratic Party candidate. In Pyeongtaek, there will be a rematch between incumbent People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Yu-dong and Democratic Party candidate Kim Hyun-jung. These candidates faced each other in the same district during the 21st general election.
Reporter Information Jeong Yeon-woo ynu@ajunews.com
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