Jeong Focuses on "Public Safety" in Northern Seoul... Oh Highlights "Real Estate" in Han River Belt

On May 22, Jeong Won-oh, the Democratic Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, and Oh Se-Hoon, the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, engaged in a heated debate over public safety and real estate issues. Candidate Jeong highlighted the poor construction practices at the GTX-A Samsung Station while traveling across northern Seoul, whereas candidate Oh focused on criticizing the government's and ruling party's real estate policies as he toured the Han River Belt.

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In the morning, candidate Jeong attended the "10th Anniversary Memorial Cultural Festival for the Guui Station Tragedy" held at Guui Station in Gwangjin-gu. Jeong pledged to establish a Citizen Life and Safety Committee directly under the mayor's office, stating, "For the past ten years under Oh Se-Hoon's administration, Seoul has always felt unsafe. We will change the standards for life and safety, starting from sites ordered and managed by the city."

Jeong then visited Myeonmok Station Square and Dongwon Market in Jungnang-gu, where he strongly criticized Oh's administration regarding the GTX-A Samsung Station incident. Jungnang-gu is also scheduled to have the GTX-B (Sangbong Station) line.

In response to Oh's attacks on real estate, Jeong will also attend events related to redevelopment and reconstruction in Nowon and Jung-gu in the afternoon. Lee Juhee, spokesperson for Jeong's campaign, stated, "During his term as district mayor, he successfully managed projects like the Hannam Heights maintenance project through communication and administrative support," adding, "We will swiftly and safely complete related projects one after another."

Candidate Oh is traversing the so-called "Han River Belt," which includes six districts: Gwangjin, Seongdong, Yongsan, Dongjak, Yeongdeungpo, and Mapo. The Han River Belt is a key swing voter region in Seoul, with a high proportion of moderates and undecided voters, making it especially sensitive to real estate policy debates due to redevelopment and reconstruction issues. On this day, Oh also visited the Seongsu Strategic Redevelopment Zone (Districts 1 to 3) in Seongdong-gu.

Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, announced a pledge related to terminal development at Dong Seoul Terminal in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on May 22, 2026. Photo by Dongju Yoon

Through his public message on the same day, Oh stated, "Citizens are suffering greatly from the triple upward trend in real estate purchase prices, as well as monthly and jeonse rental prices. The most important solution is unconditional supply," adding, "We plan to supply 310,000 housing units by 2031, and two-thirds of these will be located in the Han River Belt. We want to clearly demonstrate our strong commitment to housing supply to the citizens."

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