# 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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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. [^1]

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. [^2]

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. [^3]

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. [^4]

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. [^5]

The party's top-level meeting discussed a national budget for Chungnam exceeding 13 trillion won for the first time. [^6]

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. [^7]

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. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. 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, News)
2. 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. (매일경제, News)
3. 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. (매일경제, News)
4. 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. (동아일보, News)
5. 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. (동아일보, News)
6. The party's top-level meeting discussed a national budget for Chungnam exceeding 13 trillion won for the first time. (동아일보, News)
7. 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. (매일경제, News)
8. 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. (매일경제, News)

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