Lee Kwang-jae, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate in the by-election for the National Assembly seat for Hanam-gap in Gyeonggi, said on the 30th, "I will make Hanam's report card become politician Lee Kwang-jae's report card."

Former Gangwon Governor Lee Kwang-jae announces his candidacy for the Gyeonggi Hanam A by-election at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 30th./Courtesy of News1

That morning, at the National Assembly Communication Center, Lee held a news conference to declare his candidacy and said, "I will stake my political fate on Hanam," and stated accordingly.

He went on, "Lee Kwang-jae's politics will also move forward, and I will go together with Hanam. A constituency is not a vote field but a workplace," and said, "I will ensure solid solutions to local issues by consolidation of Hanam and the National Assembly, Hanam and the government, and Hanam and the Gyeonggi governor."

Lee also said, "Seventy-one percent of Hanam is a greenbelt, and parents are unable to send their children to schools across the street because the school districts are different," adding, "The same problems have been repeated for as short as five years and as long as 10 years. It is time to solve them. You need competence."

He added, "I will make Hanam a city strong in culture and education like Gangnam, a city with future industries and a pleasant life like Pangyo and Bundang, and a green city that harmonizes with nature like Gangwon," and said, "We should open a path where the quality-of-life report card becomes the politician's report card."

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