Shaving His Head in Front of His 90-Year-Old Mother... Park Minshik Vows to End Han Donghoon's Predatory and Parasitic Politics

As the official campaign for the 9th nationwide local elections, scheduled for June 3, kicks off, calls for the unification of conservative candidates for the Busan Buk-gu Gap parliamentary by-election within the People Power Party are continuing. In this context, Park Min-sik, the People Power Party candidate for Busan Buk-gu Gap, has once again demonstrated his determination to stay in the race by shaving his head.

According to the political community on May 21, Park Soo-young, a lawmaker from the People Power Party, stated in a parliamentary Telegram chatroom that, "My constituency, Busan Nam-gu, traditionally wins by a margin of 10 to 15 percentage points against the Democratic Party, but now it is a close race with us slightly behind. If the central party does not take drastic measures to change the game, the election will be difficult."

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Regarding this, Assemblyman Park explained, "When I meet with residents, there are two types of responses: some say they won't vote this time because they dislike Representative Jang Dong-hyuk, and others say they won't support the People Power Party if it doesn't help candidate Han Dong-hoon. Together, these account for about 15%." This is interpreted as a suggestion for the unification of independent candidate Han Dong-hoon and Park Min-sik.

Recently, some People Power Party lawmakers from Busan have reportedly voiced the need for unification in the Busan Buk-gap race. Park Hyung-jun, a candidate for Busan mayor, also appeared on Channel A Radio's "Political Signal" and stated, "The Busan Buk-gu Gap by-election will influence the entire Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam region, so if conservatives fiercely compete without unification, it will have a negative impact on the overall election."

Assemblyman Park Jung-hoon, considered part of the pro-Han faction, posted on Facebook that, "The election campaign is now in full swing. It is time for a decision that can unite the party by considering the broader conservative movement, rather than the narrow perspective of the party leadership," adding, "I am confident that once the seed of sacrifice grows into the great tree of 'conservative reconstruction,' that decision will also be recognized." This is seen as urging both the party leadership and Park Min-sik to pursue unification.

However, Park Min-sik is demonstrating his resolve to complete the race, even shaving his head at his campaign launch event. Park Min-sik stated, "I am not shaving my head to gain cheap sympathy votes. I am doing this to show my determination to defend the pride of Buk-gu and my willingness to dedicate myself for the sake of the declining conservatives and the People Power Party."

He further asserted, "The idea that 'the conservatives will unite under Han Dong-hoon' is a delusion that cannot exist, like 'hot iced Americano.' I will put an end to Han Dong-hoon's predatory and parasitic politics and bring Democratic Party's Ha Jung-woo and the Lee Jae-myung administration to their knees."

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