“We will open the next 100 years of Gwangmyeong with citizen sovereignty and autonomy and decentralization.” Park Seung-won, mayor of Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, said in an interview with the Dong-A Ilbo on the 25th, “We will secure future growth engines by making Gwangmyeong a representative city of citizen sovereignty and a standard city of autonomy and decentralization in Korea.” Mayor Park, who succeeded in his third term as the Democratic Party candidate, evaluated this election as “the result of reaffirming citizens’ trust in the city administration’s performance and philosophy over the past eight years.” He emphasized, “The 9th popular election will focus on changing the lives of citizens and expanding their authority rather than external development.” The following is a Q&A. - What do you think the meaning of being elected to a third term is? "It is the result of citizens choosing Gwangmyeong's change and continuity of city administration. It is significant in that Gwangmyeong's innovative policies, such as carbon neutrality and social solidarity economy, that have been promoted for the past eight years have been recognized once again. Above all, we have gained confidence that we will not fail if we work together with citizens. Even in the 9th popular election, we will unwaveringly listen to the will of citizens first and make decisions together with citizens. “I will continue.” - A person who emphasizes local decentralization