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Kim Min-seok Promises Daejeon-Chungnam Merger After Failed Attempt
Kim Min-seok pledges to proceed with the Daejeon-Chungnam administrative merger at an appropriate time.
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As of 2026-09-04 02:06 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.
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- Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on September 4 that the administrative merger between Daejeon and Chungnam will be carried out after going through an appropriate time and process. ·
동아일보
- Kim Min-seok emphasized that the merger of Daejeon and Chungnam is a pledge made by party and mayoral candidates during the local elections and remains an unfinished task. ·
매일경제South Korea
- Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on April 4 that the party will actively seek methods for public agency staff and residents to coexist during the relocation process. ·
- Kim Min-seok said at a top-level party meeting at Chungnam Provincial Office that the Daejeon-Chungnam merger is a remaining task that party leaders and mayoral candidates had previously promised. ·
- Park Soo-hyun stated that the phased closure of coal-fired power plants in Chungnam has led to a reduction in jobs and regional economic contraction, posing a risk of regional extinction. ·
- The party's top-level meeting discussed a national budget for Chungnam exceeding 13 trillion won for the first time. ·
- Park Soo-hyun, Governor of Chungcheongnam-do, stated that the region faces a risk of regional extinction due to job losses and economic contraction from the phased closure of coal-fired power plants. ·
- The Democratic Party announced the launch of the 'Bulgeum Politics Alley Livelihood Unit' (Bulgeum Minsaeng-dan) to prioritize communication between the National Assembly and local communities. ·
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