9th Popularly Elected Local Governments Launch: "Revitalizing Livelihoods and Economy"

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The 9th popularly elected local governments, chosen in the June 3 local elections, officially launched today (July 1), marking the beginning of their four-year terms. From Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who took office for a record fifth term and pledged to build a "Special City for Quality of Life," to other newly inaugurated local government heads, leaders have expressed their ambitions to revitalize the economy and improve public livelihoods.

Reporter Yun Nara has the story.

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The Seoul City Hall building was packed with over 1,500 citizens.

It was an "Open Inauguration Ceremony with Citizens" for Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who has become the first five-term mayor of Seoul in history.

Mayor Oh unveiled "Global Top 3 City" and "Special City for Quality of Life" as the core visions for the 9th local government. To achieve this, he presented five major tasks: a Seoul where youth dream again, a healthy city for all, a city free from housing concerns, a more rapidly connected city, and a city where local alleys thrive.

[Oh Se-hoon/Mayor of Seoul: I will make decisions based solely on the lives of citizens and move forward with the sole goal of their happiness. I will certainly complete the creation of Seoul as a Special City for Quality of Life, recognized by the world.]

Prior to the inauguration ceremony, Mayor Oh visited the Seoul National Cemetery, where he emphasized the quality of life by writing in the guestbook that he would "build a Special City for Quality of Life."

Min Hyung-bae, who became the first mayor of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City following the integration of South Jeolla Province and Gwangju, took his oath of office at an extraordinary session of the city council at midnight today.

[Min Hyung-bae/Mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City: The Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City I dream of is, in a word, 'power.' It is the power for our region to create our own future.]

At the extraordinary city council session, held to prevent administrative gaps and ensure immediate commencement of normal operations, the "Global Semiconductor Strategic Investment Support Ordinance" was passed to support the 800 trillion won investment in a semiconductor cluster announced by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

Choo Mi-ae, the first female head of a metropolitan government in Gyeonggi Province, also began her term by paying respects at the memorial tower before arriving at the provincial government office.

Governor Choo noted that the province's financial situation is not abundant and presented fiscal innovation as the top priority for her administration.

As inauguration ceremonies continue for local government heads across the country, they have all expressed their aspirations to revitalize the economy and improve the lives of the people.

(Video reporting: Joo Beom, Video editing: Lee Seung-jin)
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