Yongin Special City in Gyeonggi said on the 13th that it received the top grade, SA, in the 2026 national basic local government heads' pledge implementation and information disclosure assessment conducted by the Korea Manifesto Center. This comes after earning an A grade (excellent) for three consecutive years in the eighth popularly elected term assessment, and marks a step up.
The assessment comprehensively reviewed the status of pledge implementation from the launch of the eighth popularly elected term through the end of December 2025 based on five items. The five items are ▲ completion of pledge implementation ▲ achievement of targets ▲ communication with residents ▲ web communication ▲ pledge consistency.
The Korea Manifesto Center calculates scores according to detailed indicators for each assessment item and sums them to convert to a 100-point scale. The SA grade applies to total scores of 90 points or higher. The A grade is 85 points or higher.
Yongin completed 185 out of a total of 212 pledge projects. The completion rate is 87%. Of the remaining projects, 22 (11%) are proceeding normally and 5 (2%) are partially underway.
Yongin Mayor Lee Sang-il said, "This is the result of all city officials pooling their strength and wisdom to keep our promises to the 1.1 million residents of Yongin," and added, "We are working to swiftly finish the pledges that are still in progress."