Seoul Gangseo-gu Mayor By-Election: Candidates and Parties Compete for Support and Votes

On the morning of the 28th, the first day of the official campaign for the Gangseo-gu mayor by-election in Seoul, Jin Kyo-hoon, candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, raises his hand at a launching ceremony with Supreme Council member Ko Min-jung and floor leader Hong Ik-pyo near Hwagok Station in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. yunhap news

On the 28th, the first day of the official election campaign for the ’10/11 Seoul Gangseo-gu mayor by-election’ and the first day of the Chuseok holiday, the ruling and opposition party leaders showed up to the launch ceremony and fought with all their might. The leaders of the Democratic Party of Korea, who supported candidate No. 1 Jin Kyo-hoon, appealed for a “judgment of the Yoon Seok-yeol government,” saying, “The fate of the entire country is at stake,” while the People Power Party leaders, who supported candidate No. 2 Kim Tae-woo, said, “President Yoon Seok-yeol and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon. “We will support this,” he said, emphasizing ‘cooperation’ with the government and Seoul City. Candidate Jin, who held an election committee inauguration ceremony at the intersection of Hwagok Station in Gangseo-gu this morning, said, “If you support Jin Kyo-hoon, a clean candidate who has done a good job in police administration for 33 years, I will repay your support and encouragement with victory,” and added, “I will repay your support and support with victory.” It was an election, and People Power Party candidate Kim Tae-woo declared his candidacy four days after the super-fast privilege pardon and was nominated without a single apology. He raised his voice, saying, “It is neither polite nor ethical towards the people.” Candidate Jin, a former police officer, was strategically nominated ahead of this by-election after retiring as deputy chief of the National Police Agency in June last year. At the launch ceremony on this day, most of the leadership, excluding Representative Lee, who was hospitalized, including floor leader Hong Ik-pyo, Secretary General Cho Jung-sik, and Supreme Council members Go Min-jeong, Park Chan-dae, Seo Young-kyo, and Jang Gyeong-tae, showed up to support candidate Jin. In his support speech, Representative Hong said, “A clear warning message must be given against the unscrupulous prosecution politics and President Yoon Seok-yeol’s self-righteousness and self-righteousness. He criticized the ruling party, saying, “Where on earth is Juan Muchi who gets judged by the law, gets reinstated and runs again before the ink dries?” Supreme Council member Ko Min-jung emphasized, “The Gangseo election is not just an election for Gangseo residents, but an election watched by the entire Republic of Korea. Your choice determines the fate of the Republic of Korea.” Representative Lee Jae-myeong, who is hospitalized at Green Hospital in Jungnang-gu, Seoul to recover after fasting, was later briefed on the election situation by Secretary-General Cho and said, “The Yoon Seok-yeol administration is so incompetent and has no will to be competent. “The people of Gangseo-gu and the people must show that the failure of state administration cannot be covered up with political strife and killing of political opponents,” the Democratic Party said. Representative Lee also said, “This by-election for Gangseo-gu mayor must be won as it will be a prelude to next year’s general election, which will be an election to judge the regime. He is said to have said, “We need a system that thinks the fate of our entire country is at stake and mobilizes the entire party to do its best.”

On the morning of the 28th, the first day of the official campaign for the Gangseo-gu mayor by-election in Seoul, People Power Party candidate Kim Tae-woo held a launch ceremony near Balsan Station and appealed for support, raising the hands of Representative Kim Ki-hyun and former lawmaker Na Kyung-won. yunhap news

The ruling party, the People Power Party, also rallied on this day to support candidate Kim by gathering leadership including leader Kim Ki-hyun and top members Kim Byeong-min and Jang Ye-chan, as well as former and current senior lawmakers in the Seoul area, including Kwon Young-se, Na Kyung-won, and Kim Seong-tae. At the election committee inauguration ceremony held at the square in front of Balsan Station in Gangseo-gu, Candidate Kim Tae-woo said, “It was the 16 years of Democratic Party administration under the last Gangseo-gu mayor that neglected Gangseo, which had been going through difficult times,” and added, “Please compare the 16 years of the Democratic Party and the 1 year of Kim Tae-woo.” Candidate Kim, a former prosecutor’s investigator and the immediate past mayor of Gangseo-gu, lost his position as district mayor after being found guilty last May on charges of leaking official secrets, but was pardoned by President Yoon during the August 15 special pardon and ran again. Representative Kim Ki-hyeon said, “(This election) is an election in which Gangseo must choose whether to continue to develop or to follow its backward past,” adding, “If the district mayor tries to do his best, will he be able to do it on his own? He raised his voice, saying, “The central government should provide money, lift height restrictions, and the city of Seoul should also help.” He continued by emphasizing, “If you have elected Mayor Oh Se-hoon of Seoul, you have to pamper him a little, but the candidate with whom he can communicate is Kim Tae-woo,” and added, “If President Yoon Seok-yeol had trusted him so much, would he have ordered a special pardon and a lottery? “If candidate Kim becomes candidate, I think he will support the president and the mayor of Seoul,” he claimed. In addition, he attacked Democratic Party candidate Jin as “a person who came down as an avatar to fight politically.”

Justice Party officials campaigning in support of Justice Party Gangseo-gu mayor candidate Kwon Soo-jeong on the 28th. (Photo left) Progressive Party Gangseo-gu mayor candidate Kwon Hye-in campaigning intensively. (Right) Yonhap News

Justice Party candidate No. 3 Kwon Soo-jeong and Progressive Party candidate No. 4 Kwon Hye-in also attended a campaign launch ceremony and intensive campaigning on this day. Candidate Kwon Soo-jeong targeted Candidate Kim Tae-woo and criticized him for saying, “A criminal, a person who has even received a Supreme Court ruling, and a person responsible for this election ultimately stood before our Gangseo-gu residents,” while also criticizing Candidate Jin Kyo-hoon, “Never once did he worry about the lives of our Gangseo-gu residents.” He said, “I brought down a person from above who had never done anything like that before.” Candidate Kwon Hye-in said in an intensive campaign, “I will take the lead in the judgment of Yoon Seok-yeol and political change in the Republic of Korea,” and “I will show the Progressive Party’s true colors as a ‘clear opposition party’ and an ‘alternative party’ for the people’s livelihood that stands against the prosecution dictatorship.” Reporter Uhm Ji-won [email protected]
2023-09-28 06:32:39
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