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Post-tragedy pushes election candidates to promote safety
From left, Rep. Nam Kyung-pil, Choung Byoung-gug and Kim Jin-pyo
By Ko Dong-hwan
By Ko Dong-hwan
The Sewol ferry disaster has certainly changed blueprints of the nation’s politics as lawmakers bracing for the upcoming June 4 local election shifted gears to promising all that’s about “safety.”
Rather than the research & development and what-nots they previously harangued, “safety-first mayor/governor” has become the candidates’ new ideal ego to attract voters.
Rep. Nam Kyung-pil from the ruling Saenuri Party, who’s going for Gyeonggi Province governor’s office, announced Wednesday his plan to introduce something called “life safety net establishment.” It prompted his party rival Rep. Choung Byoung-gug to unveil a new set of safety-related measures.
Rep. Kim Jin-pyo from the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), another potential Gyeonggi governor, announced Monday his new promise to make the province safer. The same path was immediately taken by former chief of Gyeonggi Province Office of Education Kim Sang-gon.
Among Seoul mayor candidates, member of the Supreme Council of the ruling party Lee Hye-hoon has the sharpest edge with her original interest in the safety issues before the disaster occurred.
Another candidate, Rep. Chung Mong-joon also changed the course of his campaign from Yongsan district development to public safety.