Yoon Jun-byeong's Victory: Eyes on Impact on Next Year's Gubernatorial Race (Under Lee Jae-myung Presidency)

With Yoon Jun-byeong's election as the chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea's North Jeolla Province chapter, attention is focused on the impact this will have on the political landscape of next year's North Jeolla Province gubernatorial election. Yoon's victory is raising the possibility of a new variable in the region's political terrain.

Yoon Jun-byeong won the by-election for the Democratic Party of Korea's North Jeolla Province chapter chairman on the 3rd with overwhelming support. He garnered 57.4% of the votes from party members and 59.7% of the votes from national delegates, significantly outperforming his competitors.

This by-election for the North Jeolla Province chapter chairman was triggered by the resignation of Representative Lee Won-taek. Lee Won-taek officially announced his candidacy for next year's North Jeolla Province governor election and stepped down from his position as chapter chairman. It is known that Lee decided to resign to focus on the gubernatorial election.

Lee Won-taek held a press conference at the North Jeolla Provincial Office on the 13th of last month and officially declared his candidacy for governor. At the time, Lee appealed for support, presenting his vision to build "a strong North Jeolla, a self-reliant local government." He appealed to voters by presenting specific policies for the development of North Jeolla Province.

Yoon Jun-byeong recently expressed a different opinion regarding North Jeolla Governor Kim Kwan-young's 추진 initiative to host the '2036 Jeonju Summer Olympics'. During the parliamentary inspection, Yoon questioned the feasibility of the Olympic bid and emphasized a cautious approach. He argued that financial aspects and effectiveness should be carefully reviewed.

North Jeolla Province is currently focusing on securing budgets for key issues related to revitalizing the regional economy. In particular, it is making multifaceted efforts to attract government financial support. The province is also focusing all its efforts on attracting national projects to secure future growth engines.

North Jeolla Province, including its 14 cities and counties, has established a close cooperative system and dispatched a budget resident team to the National Assembly to support budget securing activities. They are meeting with members of the National Assembly's Budget and Accounts Special Committee to explain the urgency of local issues and request budget support. North Jeolla Province is focusing all its efforts on securing budgets for regional development.

North Jeolla Province Governor Kim Kwan-young will hold a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the 4th to express his strong will to attract the nuclear fusion research facility, a core research facility for North Jeolla Province. Through the press conference, Governor Kim plans to emphasize the necessity of the nuclear fusion research facility and explain that North Jeolla Province has the best location conditions. He is expected to present the goal of strengthening North Jeolla Province's science and technology competitiveness through the attraction of the nuclear fusion research facility.

A large-scale rally to promote the establishment of the 2nd Central Police Academy in Namwon is scheduled to be held in front of the National Assembly building. People from all walks of life in North Jeolla Province, including Namwon citizens, will participate in this rally to emphasize the justification for the establishment of the Central Police Academy in Namwon and urge the government to provide active support. They argue that the establishment of the Central Police Academy in Namwon will contribute to revitalizing the local economy.

With Yoon Jun-byeong's election as the chairman of the North Jeolla Province chapter, Governor Kim Kwan-young's 추진 of key projects, and Lee Won-taek's declaration of candidacy for governor, the political landscape of North Jeolla Province is rapidly changing. Residents' attention is focused on what impact these changes will have on next year's gubernatorial election. In particular, it is expected that the verification of each candidate's policies and visions will become even more important.

Political circles analyze that Yoon Jun-byeong's election may bring subtle changes to the power dynamics within the party. In particular, as Yoon will lead next year's local elections as the chapter chairman, an expansion of his influence in the nomination process is expected. He stated his position to select candidates through fair competition.

Some are paying attention to Yoon's past remarks and are raising the prospect that the function of checks and balances on the direction of future provincial administration may be strengthened. Attention is focused on how Yoon will set the relationship between the province and the party as the chapter chairman. He emphasized that he would lead the development of North Jeolla Province through cooperation between the province and the party.