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presidential candidates from the ruling and opposition parties set out to embrace Nongshim by making promises to rural and fishing villages side by side. Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung promised "a basic income of 1 million won per person in rural and fishing villages," and presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, the People's Power, promised to "double the agricultural direct payment." 



This is reporter Yoo Soo-hwan.



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Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung made a promise tailored to rural areas, saying that 'agriculture is a national strategic industry and a security industry'.



They pledged to increase the budget for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and food to 5% of the national budget, and to apply the 'basic income', a key pledge, to rural residents and pay 1 million won per person per year.



[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Presidential Candidate: It is expected to be of great help to the problem of unbalanced development, which can be said to be the most serious problem in the Republic of Korea, and the concentration problem in the metropolitan area, and for balanced regional development and the migration of the population to rural areas… .]



Candidate Lee will continue his tour of the Gyeonggi region, including Goyang, Gwangmyeong, and Bucheon, today, and announce a promise tailored to the region.



People's Power Candidate Seok-Yeol Yoon announced a pledge tailored to farmers with the catchphrase 'Strong agriculture, vibrant rural areas'.



He promised to double the budget of 'Agricultural Direct Payment' to 5 trillion won to stabilize farm household income, and to pay 500,000 won a month for up to 10 years when elderly farmers entrust their farmland with farmland banks.





[Yoon Seok-yeol/People's Power Presidential Candidate

: We will greatly increase interest and investment in agriculture so that we can provide stable income and happy lives for farmers and safe food for consumers.]

I will visit and send New Year's greetings to the North Koreans and defectors from North Korea.



Justice Party candidate Shim Sang-jung will visit the Korea Association of Patient Organizations today to discuss support policies, and People's Party candidate Ahn Cheol-soo will participate in the party's national resolution meeting to encourage regional predecessors.