People Power Party Formalizes ‘Mega City Seoul’ Plan, Lawmakers Promoting Legislation The ruling party, the People Power Party (PPP), has formalized its ‘Mega City Seoul’ plan that would incorporate Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province), into Seoul. This will be promoted through parliamentary legislation, which has a shorter process than government legislation. The ‘mega city’ plan refers to the phenomenon of incorporating surrounding small cities into an existing large metropolitan city. PPP has argued that mega-cities are a global trend, noting that Seoul’s area is smaller than its counterparts like London, New York, and Berlin, and that there is a need to restore Seoul’s population to exceed 10 million in order to […]