The Public — Reporter Oh Hong-ji: Lee Cha-young, the Democratic Party's preliminary candidate for Goesan County governor, opened his campaign office on the 28th, formally launching his bid.
He outlined the \"Four Basic Rights for Residents\" and a \"Goesan-style pension\" as his central pledges, emphasizing a development strategy focused on income support.
At the opening event on the 28th, he presented his candidacy and vision to roughly 500 supporters and local leaders.
As a core proposal for the ninth local administration, he called for an integrated income safety net designed around residents' life stages.
Specifically, he said he would bolster the local economy by: ▲pursuing designation of a rural basic income pilot ▲establishing a Goesan-style civic pension ▲introducing a \"Sunlight Pension\" ▲developing a forest biomass industry ▲and attracting the bottled spring-water industry.
He said, \"Goesan's crisis is not simply population decline but a loss of confidence that people can continue to live here,\" and added, \"The Goesan-style pension is not mere cash assistance but a sustainable policy to stabilize livelihoods.\"
At the opening, organizers submitted a petition requesting that Goesan County be included in the pilot rural basic income program.
Local Democratic Party candidates delivered the petition to Shin Yong-han, a preliminary candidate for governor of North Chungcheong Province, urging the national government and the ruling party to take the request up actively.
Lee urged Democratic Party candidates to unite as one team in the upcoming local elections and pledged, \"We will change Goesan's future through a policy-driven campaign.\"
