From left, former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won, Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business Park Young-seon, Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business, Ahn Chul-soo, former mayor of the National Assembly, Oh Se-hoon, former mayor of Seoul, and Woo Sang-ho, together with Democratic Party member (in alphabetical order). Graphic Minji Park
On October 26, 2011, the Seoul Mayor’s by-election was held. In 2021, 10 years later, the appearance of the politicians ahead of the Seoul Mayor’s by-election (April 7) does not seem to have changed. Regardless of the ruling and opposition parties, all those who are in the major candidates are’then people’ 10 years ago. Ten years ago, the words ‘4050, politician beginners’ caught up with those who were running for a run for the void in the municipal administration that was raised by the’free meal voting for and against’. The electoral structure was designed to reflect the aspirations of citizens to demand changes in established politics. The noodles were unconventional and colorful. The characters are lawyer Won-soon Park, then Dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology of Seoul National University at the time, Ahn Cheol-soo, and Promising Re-election Rep. Na Gyeong-won and Park Young-seon, and Oh Se-hoon, a former mayor of Seoul who resigned himself after compelling a free meal resident vote.
On September 6, 2011, Ahn Cheol-soo, president of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University, shakes hands to support lawyer Park Won-soon after declaring that he will not run for the Seoul Mayor’s by-election at Gwanghwamun Atti Superia Hall in Sejong-ro, Seoul. Senior Reporter Lee Jung-woo [email protected]
Ahn Chul-soo, who pulled out the card for’Responsibility’
In 2011, Ahn Chul-soo, the head of the National Assembly Party, who was 48 years old (at the time, the Dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University) made a sensation with over 50% approval ratings in public opinion polls. At the time, he stepped back after the election, publicly supporting lawyer Park Won-soon, who was in the 5% range. The cause of this run was also heard as the’dissolution of decision’ in’Park Won-soon’s 10-year municipal administration’. On December 20, last year, CEO Ahn said, “I was really sorry for the word that the tied person should loosen it. Today, I decided to run for the mayor of Seoul by-election, pledged to terminate the decision and the true development and innovation of Seoul.” He has already challenged the Mayor of Seoul as a candidate for the 2018 Barun Future Party. At that time, Park Won-soon, together with Democratic Party candidates (52.79%) and Kim Moon-soo, were defeated in third place (19.55%) after being defeated by the Free Korean Party candidate (23.34%). At the time, the possibility of election solidarity with Candidate Moon-soo Kim was discussed, but the race was completed after unification failed. In this election, the biggest variable is expected to end with’Can President Ahn succeed in unifying the opposition power?’
On September 28, 2011, Democratic Party lawmaker Park Young-seon and attorney Park Won-soon, who ran for the mayor of Seoul, are having a conversation at the’Seoul Mayor’s Opposition Integration Unification Agreement’ held at the Presidential Restaurant in the National Assembly. By Kim Myung-jin, staff reporter, [email protected]
Park Young-seon, who joined Park Won-soon twice
“What do I have to do to get rid of it? I don’t think this future vision fits in this era. When Korea becomes a leading country, it is more important to see how the city of Seoul, which is the leading country, should be created.” (Interview with Kim Hyun-jung’s news show on the 11th) It was Park Young-sun, Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business, who rebelled against CEO Ahn’s’cancellation of decision’ card. He is also a character from that time 10 years ago, with experience giving a place to Mayor Park in the 2011 and 2018 mayoral candidates for the Mayor of Seoul. Running for the by-election this time as a’half of the half of the person’ is being considered influential. In the 2011 “National Participation Competition for Single Candidate Election”, Minister Park recorded a combined vote of 45.6%, falling behind candidate Park Won-soon (52.2%). The results were disappointing, but at the time he was reborn as a “young Democratic Party, a person who advocated a changing Democratic Party” (October 4, 2011), “I was born again as a mass politician who carried out both the inner and opposition competitions” (, 2011 10 Month 4) was followed by an evaluation. As 10 years have passed since then, what kind of vision it will show will be key. He challenged the position of Mayor of Seoul again in 2018, and was pushed to candidate Park Won-soon (66.26%) with 19.59% approval rating in the Democratic Party. If you declare your run this time, you will stand in front of the third mayoral election of Seoul like Ahn. Among the ruling party candidates, the results of public opinion polls are showing that they are the most advanced in terms of approval ratings. Although the elections are not favorable to the ruling party, there is also a result that Park’s advantage is expected if the election is held in a’three-party confrontation’ structure due to the failure to unify the opposition candidates.
On August 26, 2011, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced his intention to resign according to the result of a free meal referendum. Reporter Park Seung-hwa
Se-hoon Oh from the re-election mayor who opened up the’Long-term Democratic Party’
Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is the person who opened up the’long-term democratic party’ system in Seoul’s municipal administration. The word’resolved’ also works for him. In 2006, at the young age of 45, he sat in the seat of Seoul Mayor for the 4th civil election, and succeeded in re-election in the 2010 local election. At that time, it also won the title of’Re-election’, the only publicly elected mayor of Seoul City elected by citizens. Until he resigned himself in 2011, he was a popular’young politician’. Now, 10 years later, he seems to be in a “desperate” situation to decide whether or not to join CEO Ahn Cheol-soo. If Representative Ahn does not join the office by the 17th, he will jump into the Seoul Mayor’s election as promised. On the 7th, he declared a’conditional run for office’ at the National Assembly’s delinquency hall, and said, “From the date of election, he is the only candidate who can take control of the big stem and fine details of municipal administration together and start working.” He appeared on the (MBC) radio program on the 11th and said that in 2011, he judged that free meals were the first case of’populism’ and said, “I think (the pros and cons) was correct in terms of goals and certain policy aspects.” “However, in choosing the method, I have made a lot of choices about taking a seat, so I have repeatedly spoken of reflection to the people, saying,’I’m sorry,’ and’wrong’.” Regarding the 2022 presidential election, which was a political goal, he said, “I think the mayor of Seoul, who is elected this time, cannot and should not appear in the presidential election.”
On October 24, 2011, GNP candidate Na Gyeong-won and candidate Park Won-soon shake hands at a debate inviting the Mayor of Seoul at the 63 Building in Yeouido, Seoul hosted by the Korean Broadcasting Journalists Club. National Company Reporters
Na Gyeong-won, a promising politician 10 years ago, this time?
Former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won (47 years old), who ran for the mayor of Seoul as a candidate for the Grand National Party 10 years ago, was a promising politician for re-election. This is the time when he was elected as the highest member of the party for the second year in a row and was heading for the peak as a popular politician. At that time, the election was held in a bilateral confrontation until the last minute, but as a result of the vote, Congressman Na lost to Candidate Won-soon Park (53.41%) with a vote rate of 46.21%. It became the starting point of the ’10 year municipal administration’ of the Democratic Party and Mayor Park. During the Lee Myung-bak administration, when the party approval rating was not bad, the fact that he lost the election with full support from the party can be pointed out as a weakness in the future party race. Regarding this on the 5th, Congressman Na said, “At the time, no one in the Grand National Party expected a victory in the mayor of Seoul. He explained that no matter which candidate he put in the poll, he fell behind candidate Park Won-soon by more than 20 percentage points. “In that situation, the party representative asked me to run.” Then, former lawmaker Oh Shin-hwan, who threw a vote for the mayor of Seoul this time, said, “You were defeated in the previous election.” “In this case, a non-running candidate is a successor.” On the 13th, former lawmaker Na officially declared a run for the mayor of Seoul.
On October 17, 2011, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s co-spokesperson Woo Sang-ho refuted the issue of Park’s academic background, such as Harvard Law School, raised by the Grand National Party at the National Assembly Decision Hall with an official document received from a foreign university. By Kang Chang-gwang, staff reporter [email protected]
Woo Sang-ho, spokesman Park Won-soon… Mayor of Seoul challenge
Democratic Party Rep. Sang-ho Woo, who first entered the Seoul Mayor’s election in the ruling Democratic Party, served as a co-spokesman at the former mayor’s camp, who was a pan-opposition candidate during the 2011 by-election. After that, he participated in the 2018 Seoul Mayoral Candidate Contest and confronted candidates Park Young-sun and Park Won-soon, ranking third with 14.1% approval ratings. This is the second challenge. On the 13th of last month, he declared a run for the run early and raised the banner of’Seoul, Start Again’ and’Prepared Mayor of Seoul’. In an interview with a media on the 11th, “Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has implemented various policies that help citizens live. However, he also evaluated that there was a shortcoming in solving the real estate problem or developing an industrial model that enhances Seoul’s competitiveness.” The competition structure of the Democratic Party’s by-election for the mayor of Seoul is highly likely to lead to a confrontation with’Park Young-sun and Woo Sang-ho’. Rep. Woo is focusing on increasing contact points with the public through his YouTube channel.
On April 17, 2018, candidates Woo Sang-ho, Park Young-seon, and Park Won-soon (from left) hold hands and take pictures at the Democratic Party Seoul Mayor Candidate Contest held at the Hankyoreh Newspaper in Mapo, Seoul. Reporter Kim Kyung-ho
The reason they came back 10 years ago
What is the reason why’the people’ appeared on the stage again 10 years ago? Those who were classified as ‘4050’ and’new politicians’ appear to be the representation of middle-aged professional politicians who went through the positions of senior lawmakers and party leadership in 2021. It is pointed out that both the ruling and the opposition parties lacked efforts to change generations. In the power of the people, the possibility of running for’high-profile first-choice’ such as Congressman Yoon Hee-sook (Seoul Cho-gap, Seoul) was also predicted, but as the candidates continued to fight for the cause of unification of opposition, the challenge of a new character seems difficult to be illuminated. In the opposition, former congressman Shin Oh-hwan, former professor Kim Geun-sik, the power of the people, Seoul Song Pa-byeong, chairman of the party committee, Cho Eun-hee, former head of local government, Seocho-gu mayor, Park Chun-hee, former head of Songpa-gu, and former lawmakers Lee Jong-gu and Lee Hye-hoon, former economists, have thrown out votes. As the political significance of the Seoul Mayor’s election has grown even further ahead of the next presidential election, it seems that the background that there is a justification for the movement of people with high political weight seems to have worked. In the case of the ruling party, it was mentioned that young politicians were worried about running for a run because the election was not good. Lee Jun-han, a professor at the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Incheon University, said, “There is a side of stagnation because the influential politicians in both parties are unable to digest. The reason is that there aren’t many people who have gained recognition or experience.” Depending on whether they are elected, the political structure may be reorganized in the future.” Professor Choi Chang-ryul of the Faculty of Liberal Arts of Yongin University also said, “It can be expressed as proof that politicians with vested rights have neglected to nurture juniors. The likelihood that the election results will be decided has increased.” By Kim Mina, staff reporter [email protected]