Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo (Korea Herald DB)
The plan to combine the southeastern metropolis of Daegu and surrounding North Gyeongsang Province has failed, the mayor of Daegu, Hong Joon-pyo, declared Tuesday.
Hong stated in a social media posting that “it might be arduous to anticipate consent from the provincial meeting of North Gyeongsang Province” for the proposed integration of the native governments.
The Daegu mayor had set a Wednesday deadline for his newest proposal, which requires the institution of unified provincial authorities places of work in Daegu, Andong and Pohang.
Members of the North Gyeongsang provincial meeting reportedly known as for the institution of such places of work solely in Daegu and Andong, whereas strongly criticizing the leaders of Daegu and the province for what they known as a “hasty” choice to unify the 2 with out public approval.
Hong made his preliminary proposal for integration in Might, about three years after the most recent try to combine the 2 native governments, launched in 2019, resulted in 2021.
Hong and North Gyeongsang Province Gov. Lee Cheol-woo had agreed in June to type a unified authorities by July 2026 after securing approval from town council of Daegu and the provincial meeting. (Yonhap)
