Chapter 39 Four by-elections, four victories

During my two and three months as GNP representative, I went through four by-elections.Among them, the two by-elections in 2005 were the hardest. The "April 30" by-election in 2005 included the elections in four districts: Seongnam Central District, Gyeonggi Seongnam, Asan City, Chungnam, Yongcheon, Gyeongbuk, and Gimhae, Gyeongnam.Seongnam Central District is an area where the GNP has never won. Asan City is a weak area for the GNP. The GNP candidates in Yongchuan City have 30% less support for the ruling party. Hometown of the President.This election can be said to be in all kinds of bad situations.

In the same year, the "10.26" by-election was similar to the "4.30" by-election.The president’s friend, the chief secretary of civil society at the Blue House, ran for Daegu East District B, and at the same time expressed his political views on regional development; the main district of the Democratic Labor Party-Ulsan North District, the Grand National Party has not won once in the past 20 years District A of Yuanmei District, Bucheon City is also a constituency that must fight hard. Each region needs to carefully scan the streets and ask for votes at least five times.Even though my hands were bandaged and my calves were sore against Salonpas, I didn't give up a single area.Among them, Yongchuan City is the most impressive, which can be called a first-level war zone, and the competition is very fierce.

The Grand National Party candidate in Yongcheon lost 30% of the support of the ruling party at the beginning. Most people thought: "In Gyeongbuk, the situation is very unfavorable for the Grand National Party, and it will definitely lose the election by a big margin in the end. . ” The party also said, “No matter how you say it, it’s Gyeongbuk,” and decided that it was impossible to win the war.However, the local situation in Yongchuan is not like that at all.The local congressman violated the election law, the mayor also needs to be re-elected due to corruption, and the citizens only voted for the ruling party but did not bring development at all, and the citizens of Yongchuan are already in anger.Therefore, the political opinion of the local ruling party candidate is to invest ten trillion won within five years to lure voters everywhere.The local Yongchuan New Market can be called the epicenter of public opinion in Yongchuan, where businessmen are talking about the development theory of Yongchuan advocated by the ruling party.It seems that the ruling party has gained strength, and the news from the local area has not been very optimistic.A secretary in my assistant group was from Yongchuan. When he returned home, he called me and told me: "Representative, it seems that you have to give up Yongchuan. Even if you try your best to help the election, you are likely to lose the election, so why don't you?" It's better to go."

But I can't do that.As soon as the election campaign started, I headed to Yongchuan first.The first stop was to visit the Yongchuan Market, where more than 2,000 people gathered.I once thought, "So there is hope for this district!" But the joy was short-lived, and the hearts of the citizens were not so easily changed. So I am determined to "take the 'face' as the unit, go there every day and meet the villagers directly" just like my own campaign.For this reason, I asked the chief of affairs to arrange my itinerary, and also instructed to "treat Yongchuan as the second area".As soon as I showed this will, the whole party immediately moved into action.

At that time, I was a politician known for not staying out, but this principle was broken in Yongchuan.Because I had to collect votes until very late, I had to spend the night at the homes of party members in Yongchuan. The two families I lived in were very simple but warm and happy families.I don't know how the news spread, but every time I went back to my host family late at night, the nearby residents would come out to greet me enthusiastically.For me, who had hardly ever stayed at a friend's house before, the experience of living out in Yongchuan was a strange and pleasant experience.

By the middle of the campaign, the electoral landscape was slowly changing.However, it is difficult for the people who have deviated from it to come back all at once.Seeing that the gap with the opponent has never been narrowed, the voice of "Yongchuan should be abandoned" even appeared at the meeting of the Central Party Leadership Department. The day before the election, the Grand National Party’s own polls showed that it was still 5 percent short. Immediately, some people in the party argued that “we have worked so hard but we still can’t win, so let’s give up Yongchuan and go to other regions to fight for votes.”However, I immediately stated that the more difficult the election, the more it is necessary to stick to it.On the morning of the last day of the election campaign, the staff were distressed whether to let me go to other areas in the morning and then go to Yongchuan in the afternoon, or to go to Yongchuan in the early morning.

"I'm going to Yongchuan, please prepare. Yongchuan must win." I insisted on choosing to go to Yongchuan.At this time, people's expressions seemed to be saying, "I am so devoted to Yongchuan, what if I lose? Presumably there will be criticisms that Park Geun-hye has no power and Park Geun-hye is incompetent."Even the media predicted that the Yongchuan election would have such a result.But I don't think that is very important, I just want to do my best to make the people of Yongchuan change their minds. At twelve o’clock on the last night of the election campaign, I ended the campaign at Changxin Apartment in Yongchuan, and all the results can only be handed over to God to decide.After counting the votes, we won by 1,268 votes. In this way, the citizens of Yongchuan gave the Grand National Party another chance.

This may be a friend in need.I manage the areas that others are in charge of as my own, and understand the needs of the local people.I treat all GNP MPs equally, but whenever I see the MPs who came in during the by-election, I always think of the by-election at that time, and I have a special affection for them.

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