The Democratic Party of Korea held a welcome ceremony on the 14th for Chungcheongbuk-do governor candidate Shin Yong-han.
The Democratic Party held a welcome ceremony for candidate Shin that day at the National Assembly, attended by party leader Jung Chung-rae and lawmakers from the North Chungcheong region. Jung praised Shin as "the candidate chosen through the most democratic procedures, from the primary to the runoff," adding that he has "enough qualifications and ability to become 'Chungcheongbuk-do's devoted servant.'"
He added that Shin was "a Lee Jae-myung person selected during Lee Jae-myung's tenure as party leader," and said the party would "provide full party-level support for Chungcheongbuk-do's development."
Shin said he was "approaching this with a sense of urgency," noting that "Chungcheongbuk-do stands at a crossroads of regressing to the past or advancing to a new future as theories of neglect and marginalization surface and liabilities rise, increasing the fiscal burden."
He also said, "There is not a single thing about quality of life or household finances that is free from worry," adding, "In line with the Lee Jae-myung administration's local-led growth stance, we can bring change to Chungcheongbuk-do."
He said, "Based on the experience I gained as vice chair of the Presidential Committee for Decentralization and Balanced Development, I will lead Chungcheongbuk-do's development," adding, "I will work with lawmakers from the Chungcheongbuk-do region to build a completely new Chungcheongbuk-do."
After defeating candidate Noh Young-min in the primary on the 4th, Shin was nominated as the June 3 local election candidate for Chungcheongbuk-do governor. He previously served as the youth committee chair under the Park Geun-hye administration's presidential office and ran as the Bareun Mirae Party's Chungcheongbuk-do governor candidate in the 2018 local elections but lost.
He later oversaw policy operations in Yoon Suk-yeol's presidential campaign for the 20th presidential election, then, ahead of the last general election, joined the Democratic Party of Korea as a recruited talent and served as vice chair of the Presidential Committee for Decentralization and Balanced Development.