Oh Se-hoon Resumes Campaign After Early Voting... "Jeong Won-oh, Let's Debate Again"

Campaign Resumes Three Days After Seosomun High School Demolition Accident
Targeting Young Voters at Chang-dong Station, Sinchon, and Kyung Hee University

Oh Sehun, the People's Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, resumed his campaign on May 29, the first day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections, after casting his ballot. Campaigning in Seodaemun-gu, which had been suspended for three days following the demolition accident at Seosomun High School, is also set to resume from this day.

After voting at the early voting station in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Oh met with reporters and said, "Seoul stands at a crossroads between moving toward the future or regressing," and added, "The Republic of Korea's democracy is also at a crossroads between advancing toward the future or falling into dictatorship."

Oh Sehun, the People's Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, and his spouse are casting their votes on the first day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections on the 29th at the early voting station set up at Hannam-dong Community Center in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim

Regarding the televised debate among Seoul mayoral candidates held the previous night, he commented, "It was not a format where I could say what I wanted. Since it was a multi-candidate debate, it did not allow for in-depth arguments, rebuttals, or counter-rebuttals on a single topic." He emphasized, "Once again, I urge candidate Chung Won-oh of the Democratic Party to engage in a more substantive debate."

He continued, "I witnessed several instances during the debate where candidate Chung took advantage of time constraints and the inability to make rebuttals to make claims that were not true. That was truly regrettable," he added.

Starting with a visit to Chang-dong Station in Dobong-gu in the afternoon, Oh will tour various districts in Seoul as part of his 'Citizen with Oh' campaign. He stated, "It was disappointing that campaigning was effectively halted for three days," and added, "From today, I will try to meet as many people as possible and persuade even one more voter to go to the polls."

Later, he will visit Suyu Market in Gangbuk-gu to check on local small-business districts, then focus on appealing to young voters. He plans to campaign in front of the main gate of Yonsei University and at Sinchon Star Square in Seodaemun-gu, and to encourage youth participation in voting at Kyung Hee University in Dongdaemun-gu.

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