[서울시장 선거 르포]Mixed votes on real estate issues… “The regime change” vs. “It’s not because of 文”

[아시아경제 오주연 기자, 금보령 기자, 박준이 기자] The votes of Seoul citizens ahead of the 4·7 re-election were mixed between the’wind for regime change’ and’support for concrete’.

On the afternoon of the 15th, while visiting downtown Gangnam, Gangbuk, and Yeouido, I met with voters in their 20s to 90s and asked about candidates for the next mayor. The candidates supported differently according to the interests of each region and age, but they saw this election as an’intermediate evaluation’ of the current government and an important election to determine the direction of next year’s presidential election. In addition, it presented housing stability as the top priority for the next market, and cited the real estate issue as a key variable for elections.

Jeong-mo, 57, who met in Ssangmun-dong, Dobong-gu that day, said, “We need a candidate who makes good public promises.” It is pointed out that the gap between the rich and the poor is widening due to the presence or absence of housing.

Shinmo (90), who lives in the Asian Athlete’s Village, said, “My son also bought this place for 1.7 billion won, but now it is over 3 billion won.” Both inside and outside say that the government is unfavorable.”

Such dissatisfaction also appeared in the 30s and 40s who are classified as the concrete support layer of the Moon government.

Kang Mo (45), an office worker living in Daebang-dong, said, “Despite the political tendencies of the progressive left, I was disappointed with the current government’s real estate policy. This election will be a place to evaluate the current government.” .

They urged that they would evaluate real estate errors as votes. Kim Mo (33), who is about to get married in May, said, “The rent for rent from 300 million won before the enforcement of the 3rd Lease Act has risen to 400 million won.”

Especially in Gangbuk and Yeouido, where expectations for redevelopment and reconstruction are high, many supportive comments have been made to the opposition party candidates. Jin-mo (45), who raises three children in Yeouido, predicted that “every election for the past 10 years, there were only talks about Yeouido Tong Development and the Han River skyline, but the votes will be focused on the candidate who releases regulations on redevelopment and reconstruction.”

Opposition supporters replied that votes were divided for’absorption of the middle class’ and’party forces’, but generally, they would choose the candidate if unification was achieved. Some said, “Whoever comes out of the opposition party should be the ruling party.”

When asked if the recent hit by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) employee land speculation could affect the election, many said “yes”. Mr. Namo, 25, a public company job preparation student, commented, “LH was the case that destroyed the current government’s core value of’clearing redemption’ and’fairness’, and “depending on the method of follow-up measures can affect the election.” . Mr. Kim (61), who met in Yeouido, introduced himself as “a person who even went to a candlelight rally during the Park Geun-hye administration,” and said, “I supported the Moon Jae-in administration like that, but the disappointment is indescribable.”

On the other hand, supporters of the ruling party stressed that the LH incident was not a problem with the current government.

Kim Mo (45), a housewife living in Sanggye-dong, said, “The rise in house prices is due to speculators, not the government.” Ryumo (77) from the same region also said, “It’s been a festering thing,” he said. “It’s a separate issue from the election, and even if the opposition party unifies, the ruling party candidate will eventually win.”

Mr. 57-year-old housewife living in Seocho-gu dismissed, “Since they are pursuing only their own interests, there are a lot of dissatisfaction with the real estate policy, but it is a transitional period for everyone to move in a good direction.” did.

Rather, it was also suggested that if the nature of the LH crisis is accurately grasped and the punishment according to the results of the investigation is cleared, it may have a positive effect on the election. Yumo (32), an office worker living in Mapo-gu, said, “You need to know exactly whether the corruption that has been publicly revealed on the surface or whether it is a problem with the current government can determine the market situation.”

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