Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Gimpo Mayor Kim Byung-soo held their first official meeting to discuss the ruling People Power Party’s (PPP) capital expansion plan at City Hall in Seoul, Monday. The opinions of citizens from Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province and Seoul are the most important factors in deciding whether to expand Seoul’s boundaries ti include Gimpo, Oh said.
A plan by the ruling People Power Party (PPP) to incorporate Gimpo, a city in Gyeonggi Province, into Seoul, is stirring up controversy, since the move is apparently viewed as a tactic to woo voters in the capital and its surrounding regions ahead of parliamentary elections next year.
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) is pushing to redraw the map to incorporate Gimpo and other small cities adjacent to Seoul into the sprawling capital, a move seen as aimed at boosting the party s chances in next year s general elections.
Seven international airports across the country - except Incheon International Airport - have seen less than a 50 percent recovery rate in the volume of international passengers compared to pre-pandemic levels.