Jung Woonoh: "Oh Sehoon Responsible for Real Estate"…Seoul Mayoral Race Heats Up

"Brazen Hypocrisy" Accusation
Direct Confrontation Over Youth Housing and Supply Performance

Jung Woon-oh, the Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, has pushed back against the People Power Party candidate Oh Se-hoon's attacks over real estate issues, describing them as "brazen hypocrisy." With one month remaining until the June 3 local elections, the debate between the ruling and opposition parties over who is responsible for Seoul's housing problems is intensifying.

Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor Jung Won-oh is speaking at the "Party Member Victory Resolution Rally" held on the 2nd at the Seodaemun Cultural and Sports Center Grand Theater in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

At a party member resolution rally held at the Seodaemun Cultural and Sports Center on this day, Jung criticized Oh by saying, "Oh is acting as if he is the challenger, trying to cover up his own mismanagement," and added, "We need to look back and see who has actually been the mayor of Seoul."

Regarding Oh's recent references to a "youth rental housing hell," Jung argued, "It is clear who is responsible for failing to properly manage housing supply and rental policies," and criticized, "It is not right to shift the blame onto the current administration."

In response to criticism that his "Steady Development" pledge is just a "Park Won-soon Season 2," Jung countered, "Rather than fighting the past, I will focus on solving the present and future problems of citizens." He also emphasized, "It is important to achieve results through cooperation with the government," and stressed, "What we need is not political strife, but substantive policy competition."

On the same day, Jung also took part in on-site activities, attending a women's marathon event in Mapo-gu and continuing with volunteer work at the Bapfor Sharing Center.

Jung's campaign further criticized Oh's youth housing pledges. Co-director Ko Min-jung pointed out, "The supply of purchased rental housing for youth and newlyweds has decreased since Oh took office," and argued, "It is difficult to find any achievements in youth housing policy."

She also claimed, "While demand for Youth Safe Housing surged, there was a lack of actual project approvals," and added, "In some projects, there were even cases of damage due to management and supervision issues."

She concluded, "It is necessary to re-examine both the capacity and responsibility for solving youth housing problems."

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