Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (left) and former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won. Hankyoreh material photo
It has been confirmed that former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won, who are weighing their run for mayor of Seoul, met to discuss whether to run for mayor of Seoul and how to win the re-election. Three months before the 4/7 by-election, as the election atmosphere shifted to the National Assembly Representative Ahn Chul-soo, it seems that the influential opposition candidates entered the underwater search for the unification of candidates centering on the power of the people. In a phone call with Mayor Oh Se-hoon on the 4th, “I met with a former lawmaker on the 3rd to discuss opinions while listening to the opinions of many people regarding running for the mayor of Seoul.” I confirmed that there is. We talked about whether it would be better for one person to go out than both go out if possible.” “It is true that there are concerns about running for both. If the contest proceeds, will we be able to only share beautiful stories with each other,” he said. “We met in the process of collecting opinions, and we plan to discuss again in the future.” When asked when to decide to run, “I don’t think there is a need to rush. There is no movement with the Democratic Party right now, so do we need to speed up? I will listen to more stories around me.” Former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won also said in the phone call that day, “Oh, the mayor asked me to meet. “We had a general discussion for victory in the opposition, centered on the power of the people.” In relation to running for mayor of Seoul, he announced that he will make a decision soon. In terms of the power of the people, Geun-sik Kim, former Congressman Kim Seon-dong, former Songpa-gu mayor Park Chun-hee, and former lawmakers Lee Jong-gu and Lee Hye-hoon, etc., issued votes, but it is evaluated that it is somewhat insufficient to check the soloism of Ahn Cheol-soo, representative of the National Assembly Party. As a result, some of the party are voicing that the influential mayor Oh and former lawmakers should go to the election. However, as Mayor Oh and former lawmakers both run for office, there is a growing concern that Ahn will gain an advantage. By Jang Na-rae, staff reporter [email protected]