{"id":2204448,"date":"2024-03-28T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2204448"},"modified":"2024-03-27T18:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T09:49:48","slug":"yoon-backs-national-assembly-move-to-sejong-city-amid-election-frenzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/03\/yoon-backs-national-assembly-move-to-sejong-city-amid-election-frenzy\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoon backs National Assembly move to Sejong City amid election frenzy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruling People Power Party interim leader Han Dong-hoon <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplepowerparty.kr\/news\/comment_view\/BBSDD0001\/100959?page=1&amp;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Wednesday plans to fully relocate the National Assembly to Sejong City and transform the existing site in Yeouido into a cultural and financial hub. The relocation aims to resolve administrative inefficiencies, promote balanced national development and revitalize the local economy. Han emphasized that the move would make Sejong City \u201ca true capital of politics and administration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han also pledged to lift development restrictions in Yeouido and its surrounding areas, enabling Seoul to become a mega-city centered on finance and culture. He expressed confidence that the complete relocation of the National Assembly would serve as a catalyst for Seoul\u2019s development, particularly in the adjacent areas of Mapo, Yeongdeungpo, Dongjak, Yangcheon and Yongsan. Han further stated that the move would help eradicate \u201cYeouido\u2019s political culture\u201d and restore trust in the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han\u2019s pledge to relocate the National Assembly to Sejong City and lift development restrictions in Yeouido has gained support from President Yoon Suk-yeol, who, according to a presidential spokesperson, \u201cpledged to open the National Assembly Sejong Building\u201d during his campaign. The spokesperson also added that Yoon expressed his belief that \u201cparliamentary democracy can be realized and administrative efficiency can be achieved when the legislature and administrative departments are in close proximity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former President Roh Moo-hyun initially planned to move the entire central government from Seoul to Sejong City in 2003 but was blocked by the Constitutional Court, which ruled in 2004 that relocating the capital away from Seoul was unconstitutional. Since then, multiple ministries have moved to Sejong City, with only the foreign, defense, unification and gender ministries remaining in Seoul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Han\u2019s pledge and the presidential office\u2019s announcement comes just two weeks before the parliamentary elections, raising questions about its timing and political motives. Despite this, Yoon\u2019s support and the potential benefits for the real estate sector may bolster the proposal\u2019s popularity among voters grappling with Seoul\u2019s housing affordability crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If implemented, the move could lead to a construction boom in Yeouido and surrounding areas, increasing housing supply and potentially easing price pressures. However, critics may argue that the announcement is primarily an attempt to shore up votes before the election rather than a genuine effort to address the country&#8217;s regional development disparities.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruling People Power Party interim leader Han Dong-hoon announced on Wednesday plans to fully relocate the National Assembly to Sejong City and transform the existing site in Yeouido into a cultural and financial hub. The relocation aims to resolve administrative inefficiencies, promote balanced national development and revitalize the local economy. Han emphasized that the move [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2204449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[24,27],"class_list":["post-2204448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-briefings","tag-business-economy","tag-domestic-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yoon backs National Assembly move to Sejong City amid election frenzy - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/03\/yoon-backs-national-assembly-move-to-sejong-city-amid-election-frenzy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yoon backs National Assembly move to Sejong City amid election frenzy - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ruling People Power Party interim leader Han Dong-hoon announced on Wednesday plans to fully relocate the National Assembly to Sejong City and transform the existing site in Yeouido into a cultural and financial hub. 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