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Seoul Metropolitan Council picks 12th-term slogan “Always by citizens’ side”
En breve
The Seoul Metropolitan Council said on October 6 that it has selected “늘 시민 곁에, 다시 의회답게” — roughly “Always by the citizens’ side, again like a council” — as the slogan of its 12th term. The council said it received 76 entries from members and staff, and that about 4,000 citizens took part in a public vote in which the winning entry received 1,966 votes. The slogan is to be used over the four-year term in promotional videos, publications, official documents and business cards.
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The Seoul Metropolitan Council said on October 6 that it has selected “늘 시민 곁에, 다시 의회답게”, roughly “Always by the citizens’ side, again like a council”, as the slogan of its 12th term, Yonhap reported. Newsis carried the same slogan in its headline, and the Seoul Economic Daily reported the selection the same day. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The council said it received 76 candidate entries from council members and internal staff during a submission period from July 29 to August 12, Yonhap reported. The Seoul Economic Daily said internal and expert review narrowed the field to five candidates. A public vote followed from August 31 to September 14 in which about 4,000 citizens took part; the winning entry received the most votes, 1,966, and was confirmed as the 12th-term slogan, both outlets reported. [ 1 , 3 ]
According to the council, the slogan expresses two commitments: a “working council” responsible for resolving difficulties in residents’ lives, and a “competent council” that upholds checks and balances, which it described as the founding principle of a local council. The slogan is to be used during the four-year term in promotional videos, publications, official documents and business cards, the reports said. [ 1 , 3 ]
The council also selected one grand prize and four runner-up entries in the contest and presented chairman’s awards at a ceremony on October 2, according to Yonhap and the Seoul Economic Daily. Council chairman Lim Man-gyun said the public’s interest in the judging showed the expectations placed on the council, and that over the next four years it would faithfully carry out the meaning of the slogan the citizens chose, building trust that “a competent Seoul Metropolitan Council is always at the citizens’ side”. [ 1 , 3 ]
The available article text from Newsis did not address the council’s announcement; it concerned a separate police investigation into hacking in the financial sector, so only its headline on the slogan could be used. [ 2 ]
Por qué importa
The slogan is a messaging decision by the Seoul Metropolitan Council and, as described in the documents, carries no regulatory or budgetary effect on its own. The council says it frames the 12th term around a “working council” that resolves difficulties in residents’ lives and a “competent council” that upholds checks and balances, which is the standard the documents themselves offer against which the term’s work can be judged.
Datos clave
- The Seoul Metropolitan Council selected “늘 시민 곁에, 다시 의회답게” as the slogan of its 12th term. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The council said it received 76 candidate entries from council members and internal staff between July 29 and August 12. [ 1 , 3 ]
- A public vote was held from August 31 to September 14 with about 4,000 citizens taking part; the winning entry received 1,966 votes. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The slogan will be used during the 12th term in promotional videos, publications, official documents and business cards. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The council selected one grand prize and four runner-up entries and presented chairman’s awards at a ceremony on October 2. [ 1 , 3 ]
- After internal and expert review, five candidate slogans were shortlisted, according to the Seoul Economic Daily. [ 3 ]
- The slogan is said to express a “working council” that resolves difficulties in residents’ lives and a “competent council” that upholds checks and balances. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Council chairman Lim Man-gyun said the public’s interest in the judging showed expectations for the council, and that it would carry out the slogan’s meaning over the next four years. [ 1 , 3 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- The 12th-term slogan of the Seoul Metropolitan Council is “늘 시민 곁에, 다시 의회답게”. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- About 4,000 citizens took part in a public vote from August 31 to September 14, and the winning entry received 1,966 votes. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The council received 76 candidate entries from members and internal staff between July 29 and August 12. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The slogan will be used in promotional videos, publications, official documents and business cards during the four-year term. [ 1 , 3 ]
- One grand prize and four runner-up entries were selected, with chairman’s awards presented at a ceremony on October 2. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The council says the slogan expresses a “working council” that resolves residents’ difficulties and a “competent council” that upholds checks and balances. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Chairman Lim Man-gyun said the council would faithfully carry out the meaning of the slogan the citizens chose and build trust that “a competent Seoul Metropolitan Council is always at the citizens’ side”. [ 1 , 3 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- Whether the council attached specific programmes or targets to the slogan beyond the stated aims of a “working council” and a “competent council”. The documents describe the slogan’s intended meaning only in general terms.
- The shortlisting of five candidate slogans after internal and expert review. This detail appears in only one outlet’s report.
- What the Newsis article said about the council announcement beyond its headline. The available article text from Newsis concerned a separate police investigation into financial-sector hacking and did not address the slogan, so only its headline could be used.