National Assembly·Political Party: Politics: News: Hankyoreh

Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was chosen as the final candidate for the power of the people in the 4·7 Seoul Mayor’s by-election. On the 4th, Congressman Jeong Jin-seok, chairman of the Power of the People’s Power Nomination Committee, held a ‘4·7 by-election at the company in Yeouido, Seoul, and announced that the final candidate for the Seoul Mayor’s election was Oh Se-hoon. Mayor Oh’s vote rate was 41.64%, ahead of his rival, former lawmaker Na Kyung-won (36.31%). This was followed by Seocho-gu Mayor Cho Eun-hee (16.47%) and former lawmaker Shin-Hwan (10.39%). The Power of the People The Consulate General conducted the contest on the 2nd to 3rd with the ‘100% public opinion poll method’ and selected the final candidates on that day. Mayor Oh, who became the final candidate, will go through the’second unification’ work with candidate Ahn Cheol-soo, who won the unification of the’third zone’ with independent candidate Geum Tae-seop. In his acceptance speech on the day, Mayor Oh said, “I will always achieve unification. The 4·7 election in a divided state is a way to self-defeat,” he said. “We reaffirm our determination to establish a bridgehead that will surely judge the government with the power of unity by receiving the imperative order of the people. “He said. Power of the People In the Busan Mayor’s Candidate Competition, Park Hyung-jun, former head of the Blue House, was the final candidate with a vote rate of 54.40%. Next was Park Seong-hoon, former Vice Mayor of the Busan city (28.63%), and former lawmaker Lee Eon-ju (21.54%). “Through this election, I will show that the power of the people is not a party that only criticizes, but a party with alternatives and a party that can present a vision. I will show through the Busan election that I have been reborn as a party that offers a rational alternative beyond political attacks.” By Kim Mina, staff reporter