In addition, the Democratic Party’s Seoul Mayor’s candidate contest was confirmed on the 20th as a second match between Rep. Sang-ho Woo and Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business Park Young-sun. Minister Park expressed his gratitude to the Blue House to run for mayor of Seoul on this day, and Congressman Park Joo-min, who was mentioned as the third candidate, declared a no-run after a long period of high school. Rep. Woo and Minister Park start a full-fledged competition against the race for the opposition championships represented by’An·O·Na (Ahn Cheol-soo, Oh Se-hun, Na Gyeong-won).
① Seoul Mayor Sang-ho Woo’Re-academic’ Sang-ho Woo’Three aquatic’ Park Young-sun, return match after 3 years
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon (from left), Park Young-seon, and Woo Sang-ho, together with the Democratic Mayor of Seoul, are performing a national ritual at a government-joint ceremony and memorial service for the victims of the 4/16 Sewol ferry disaster held at Hwarang Amusement Park in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of April 16, 2018. . yunhap news
The Seoul Mayor Democratic Party contest is a’return match’ after three years. During the June 13th local election in 2018, the two challenged the late Mayor Park Won-soon in the party contest of the Mayor of Seoul. In the final election at the time, former Mayor Park was confirmed as a Democratic Party candidate with an overwhelming 66.3% of votes, while Minister Park (19.59%) and Congressman Woo (14.1%) ranked second and third respectively.
The two were virtually politically fortunate in this election. Rep. Woo, who is a’re-academic’ of the mayor of Seoul, said that it was the “last political challenge” at the time of the declaration last month and said, “I will not run for the next parliamentary election and bet everything in this election.” Secretary Park is the third challenge to the mayor of Seoul. He became a Democratic Party candidate by defeating candidates Cheon Jeong-bae, Chu Mi-ae, and Shin Gye-ryun in the by-election held when Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon took responsibility for the’free meals’ situation and resigned in 2011, but was defeated in the unification race with independent candidate Park Won-soon. Democratic Party leader Jung Jin said, “As Secretary Park throws up the position of minister and takes on the challenge, if he cannot even penetrate the primary, the political position in the future could sharply narrow.”
② Is it the idol of the organization or Park Young-sun of the public?
4.7 Democratic Party lawmaker Woo Sang-ho, who ran for the Seoul Mayor’s by-election, held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the morning of the 19th and announced the fifth pledge, financial policy. News 1
The fact that the political assets of Rep. Woo and Minister Park are 180 degrees is another point of watching this contest. The greatest strength of Rep. Woo is the organizational foundation built up as the’oldest brother’ of the 86 group (a student in the 1980s, born in the 1960s). In fact, there is a high possibility that the 86th group, which made great strides at the Democratic Party City and Provincial Party Congress in August last year, will be friendly to Congressman Woo. However, its popularity is low. Rep. Woo said, “If the race enters a full-fledged race in the future, awareness will naturally rise.”
Secretary Park’s high recognition is an asset. An official from the Democratic Party said, “A survey reveals that the recognition of Minister Park is 90%. That means the majority of the people know it.” In fact, in various opinion polls, Minister Park is ranked first in the approval rating of the Seoul Mayor candidate in his passport. In addition, since the inauguration of the Minister of SMEs and Startups in April 2019, he has been in contact with small business owners and small and medium-sized enterprises for nearly two years, and has built an image of’economic pain’ by breaking away from the old strong’fighting chicken’ image. Instead, it is evaluated that the party base is weak. A first-choice member of the Democratic Party who supports Park said, “In the election of the highest committee at the 8·29 National Congress last year, the votes of the delegates did not affect the party’s decision. Organizational base is not a decisive variable.”
③ Both Sang-ho Woo and Young-seon Park self-proclaimed’wen-heart’… Who will the parental choose
Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business Park Young-sun, who expressed his gratitude, is saying goodbye to the staff in the conference room of the Daejeon Government Complex in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon on the afternoon of the 20th. yunhap news
It is of interest as to who the enthusiastic supporters who tend to be pro-mun (Moon Jae-in) will choose in the future contest. It is difficult to classify both candidates as parental. Minister Park stood on the opposite side of his family’s camp to the extent that he was referred to as the’inscription signboard’ in the past. During the 2014 presidential election, he had a conflict with the pro-moon camp over the issue of the Sewol Special Law negotiations. Rep. Woo is also classified as a family, but the 86 group color is stronger. A Democratic Party official said, “There is a coexistence between the supporters’ position that Park should be elected because of the competitive edge of the finals, and that’Park is not on our side’ and that we should push Congressman Woo.”
Already, gunshots rang in the’Friendly Courtship Race’. Recently, Rep. Woo is arguing for the integration with the Open Democratic Party, which tends to be pro-governmental every day. It is a strategy to preempt the votes of the party’s pro-munion rights party. Secretary Park is also reported to be widening the contact point with lawmakers who tend to be pro-mun. The two candidates also actively courted the family members during the 2018 Seoul Mayoral Competition. At the time, Minister Park emphasized, “I call me the original family member because I threw everything in the presidential election to help candidate Moon Jae-in.” Rep. Woo also declared himself a’President Moon escort’, saying, “Now it is time to fight to protect the president” when the’drucking incident’ broke out.
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