PPP's Kim targets Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheong-do focusing on infrastructure

Meanwhile, the People Power Party's presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo held rallies in Gyeonggi-do Province, where he vowed to upgrade transportation, before heading south to the Chungcheong-do region.

Our Correspondent Kim Do-yeon reports.

After a relatively quiet day on Thursday, Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party went into full rally mode on Friday.

He started in Gyeonggi-do Province, where significantly he was governor for two terms and touted his starting of the GTX high-speed underground train system in the greater capital region.

In fact, when he visited Dongtan in Hwanseong City, he pledged to improve transportation even more this time for owners of cars.

"When you build a new city, because initially there are no jobs, everyone goes to Seoul for work. There is no way to get there. The Gyeongbu Expressway actually becomes the 'Gyeongbu Parking Lot.'"

He pledged to construct six new beltways around the capital region.

On top of this, Kim vowed to expand the GTX lines, saying those currently being constructed will have additional stops added.

His campaign promised to build similar models around the country for major metropolitan areas.

In the afternoon he held rallies in Chungcheong-do region and one major stop was Sejong City.

He pledged to finish the process of making Sejong the nation's administrative capital by sending the National Assembly's major committees, alongside having a second office for the president there.

While these pledges have been made by other candidates Kim added that the country's top five major commissions including the Korea Communication Commission and Korea Fair Trade Commission will be moved to Sejong to ensure administrative work can be done there.

In addition, he promised to make Sejong more reachable with his specialty express train lines.

"However, since the current railway infrastructure is insufficient for civilian access, there's a need to further develop the network — such as the CTX I mentioned earlier."

In total, Kim went to 7 cities on Friday to hold rallies and make developmental pledges.

All in Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheong-do provinces typically considered battleground regions.

On Saturday he will campaign in the southwest Jeolla-do provinces the stronghold of the rival Democratic Party.

Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.