Suwon Receives 'Promise Award' from Legal Consumer Alliance

On the 15th, Suwon ranked first among 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province in a promise fulfillment rate evaluation of basic local government heads conducted by the Legal Consumer Alliance's National Local Government Monitoring Group.

The Legal Consumer Alliance is a civic organization that has specialized in monitoring fair elections and overseeing National Assembly activities for 23 years.

This result was derived from the alliance's national local government monitoring group analyzing 221 local government heads nationwide regarding the fulfillment of election promises from the fifth popular election by examining five promises submitted to the Central Election Management Commission based on local government websites, materials released by heads of organizations, and media reports. Among 31 basic municipal heads in Gyeonggi Province, the average promise fulfillment rate was 65.77%, while Suwon Mayor Yum Tae-young showed the highest fulfillment rate at 81.94% in Gyeonggi Province.

In particular, with the nationwide average promise fulfillment rate for basic local government heads in the fifth popular election at 66.56%, Suwon Mayor Yum Tae-young, leading by 15 percentage points, ranked fourth among 221 basic local government heads nationwide.

In detail, Suwon received high evaluations for △introducing a resident participation-type redevelopment project system △purchasing (leasing) vacant buildings in old downtown areas to create a Suwon-style youth venture town △revitalizing traditional markets linked with tourism and culture around Paldalmun Gate △enacting ordinances protecting small merchants △and promoting Seoul Agricultural Life Science University into a citizens' park.

In connection with this, Suwon Mayor Yum Tae-young attended the 'Legal Consumer Alliance Promise Award Ceremony' held at the Grand Hall of the Korea Federation of SMEs headquarters in Yeouido on the afternoon of the 15th and received the 'Promise Award.'

Suwon Mayor Yum Tae-young stated, "Today's honor is the result of the participation of 1.2 million Suwon citizens and the joint efforts of approximately 3,000 public officials," and added, "Moving forward, I will make every effort to create a Suwon where citizens live well and prosper."