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Hwang Gyo-an, the representative of the Liberal Korean Party, announced that he would run for Jongno in Seoul in the April 15 general election. It's a face-to-face opponent. Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon said, `` We look forward to competition in good faith. ''

I am reporter Jung Yoon-sik.

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Representative Hwang Gyo-an held a press conference, scheduled for 3:00 pm today, to declare him a candidate for Jongno.

This is an official announcement about a month after professing to run for the capital region at an early rally last month.

[Hwanggyoan / Free Korean Party Representative: We will make proud Jongno into 1 incompetent regime referee and 1 corrupt regime referee.]

It seems that the president decided to run for Jongno after much deliberation as the representative of the party was delayed in selecting the candidacy and it was burdening the nomination work.

[Huang Gyo-an / Free Korean Party Representative: The opinions were divided and everyone made a point. The decision process was deliberate, but once decided, I will go to the end like a bull.]

With this announcement, Jongno emerged as the region of greatest interest as Hwang Gyo-an and former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon faced a big confrontation.

Hwang responded to a question about how he met with the former prime minister, saying the other party is the Moon Jae-in regime and that it is not a one-to-one competition.

Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon said in a brief statement shortly after Hwang's announcement that he "expects a good competition for the future of Jongno and South Korea."