Ahead of the June 3 local elections, the Rebuilding Korea Party's Busan chapter has launched its election campaign in earnest by bringing its basic-level municipal head candidates to the forefront. The party is challenging the existing two-party structure under the banners of "Social Rights Advanced Nation" and "Local Autonomy Innovation."
The Rebuilding Korea Party's Busan chapter held a joint press conference for its basic-level municipal head candidates at the Busan Metropolitan Council briefing room on the 16th, officially announcing Jeong Jin-baek as its candidate for Gijang County Mayor and Park Yong-chan as its candidate for Geumjeong District Mayor.
Gijang County Mayor preliminary candidate Jeong Jin-baek presented a vision to transform Gijang from "the outskirts of Busan" into "the center of the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam integration era." He announced key pledges including establishing a Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam power capital, attracting physical and medical AI data centers, and creating a Southern Region Integrated Cancer Center. In particular, he emphasized his image as a "management-style county mayor" by unveiling plans to combine private investment attraction and financial techniques to solve transportation issues, such as the early opening of the Jeonggwan Line.
Geumjeong District Mayor preliminary candidate Park Yong-chan highlighted his image as "someone who has studied the Constitution" and presented improving residents' quality of life as his core agenda. He pledged to establish a district administration transparency system called the "Blue Geumjeong Information System," an MZ Creative Plaza, and a Geumjeong Innovation Integrated Support Center, and also promised to introduce a "Basic Rights Clinic" where he would visit residents once a month to consult on their fundamental rights.
Also attending the press conference were Busan proportional representation candidate Pyeon Guk-ja, as well as Kim Jeong-sik, running for Dongnae-gu basic council member; Byeon Jin-woong, candidate for Dong-gu basic council member; Lee Hyo-seong, candidate for Yeonje-gu basic council member; Son Dong-ho, candidate for Gangseo-gu basic council member; Bae Su-hyeon, candidate for Saha-gu basic council member; and Kim Jong-gu, candidate for Gijang-gun basic council member—demonstrating the party's determination to expand its influence. The Rebuilding Korea Party's Busan chapter plans to kick off its election campaign across the region in earnest, starting with this joint press conference.
The Rebuilding Korea Party stated, "The two candidates from Gijang and Geumjeong are figures who will embody the social rights-oriented policies and local autonomy innovation that the party pursues," adding, "We will go beyond the political structure centered on the two major parties and win citizens' choice through competition on people's livelihoods and reform."
