Jang Donghyuk: "If You Vote for Jeong, the Next Election Might Not Be Held in Seoul... Choose Oh"

No Seoul Campaign Schedule Confirmed for Oh Sehoon Support
Jang Donghyuk Heads to Southern Gyeonggi, Song Eonseok to Ulsan in Two-Track Strategy

Jang Donghyuk, the standing election countermeasures committee chairman of the People Power Party, commented on the recent closely contested Seoul mayoral election on May 22, stating, "If you vote for Jeong Wono, the Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, the next election might not even be held in Seoul. If you want to continue living as a Seoul citizen, you must choose Mayor Oh Sehoon, who will protect your home."

At the election committee meeting held that morning at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, Chairman Jang said, "Seoul's apartment prices are breaking new records every day, and the increase rates for jeonse and monthly rent are even higher. Ordinary citizens are downsizing and moving, and if that's not possible, they are leaving for Gyeonggi and Incheon." He made these remarks in this context.

Jang Donghyuk, the head of the People Power Party and Standing Election Countermeasures Committee, is speaking at the Central Election Countermeasures Committee meeting held at the party's headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul on May 22, 2026. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

Regarding suspicions of missing rebar at Samseong Station on the Metropolitan Express Railway (GTX)-A line, and President Lee Jaemyung's involvement, he stated, "He has effectively joined Jeong's campaign as an election worker," adding, "It was the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport that disregarded Seoul City's report six times. If there is to be a thorough investigation, it should start with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport."

However, despite these endorsements, there is uncertainty as to whether Chairman Jang and other party leaders will campaign alongside Oh Sehoon, the People Power Party's candidate, due to ongoing tensions. Chief spokesperson Choi Boyoon told reporters, "There has been no discussion yet regarding Chairman Jang's schedule in Seoul," adding, "We may have to watch a bit longer before making a decision."

Instead, following his visit to the hotly contested regions of Daejeon and South Chungcheong Province the previous day, Chairman Jang plans to continue supporting the campaign in the more challenging southern Gyeonggi region starting that afternoon. He will visit Anyang, Suwon, and Ansan in succession. Separately, Song Eonseok, the party's other top election committee chairman, will visit the party's stronghold of Ulsan to support Kim Dukyum, the Ulsan mayoral candidate, and Kim Taegyu, the National Assembly candidate for Ulsan Namgu-gap.

Meanwhile, the People Power Party's election committee has decided to form a 'Special Committee on Fair Reporting and Election Broadcast Bias and Distortion Monitoring.' This comes after Daejeon MBC omitted the opening statement video of candidate Kim Taeheum during the TV debate for the South Chungcheong gubernatorial election the previous day. In addition, the People Power Party will also establish a verification team for Hajungwoo, the Democratic Party's candidate for the Busan Buk-gu-gap National Assembly by-election, and a verification team for Jeong Wono, the Democratic Party's Seoul mayoral candidate.

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