Early Voting Park Min-sik: "On June 3, the Real Public Sentiment Will Be Witnessed... Supporters Are Uniting"

On Recent Rise in Support, Park Says "Polling Data Is Contaminated"

Min-sik Park, the People Power Party candidate for the Busan Bukgu-gap National Assembly by-election, stated on the 29th, "I can feel that our previously dormant supporters have started gathering at a very rapid pace over the past few days." He added, "On June 3, the entire nation will clearly witness what the true sentiment of Bukgu, Busan is."

On the morning of the same day, after casting an early vote with his spouse at the Mandeok 2-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Bukgu, Busan, Park met with reporters at the nearby Shin Mandeok Jeil Shopping District. He said, "During the remaining campaign period, I will do everything in my power to protect our conservative values and defend Bukgu, dedicating myself fully to this cause."

Min-sik Park, the People Power Party candidate for the Busan Bukgu-gap National Assembly by-election, had finished early voting on the 29th at the Mandeok 2-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Bukgu, Busan. Afterward, he met with the press at the nearby Shin Mandeok Jeil Shopping District and answered questions. Photo by Su-yeon Woo

Regarding his decision to participate in early voting, Park commented, "Although there are those who raise questions about the early voting system, under the current circumstances, it is important to encourage both early and main voting so that our supporters can unite and rally together."

When asked about his debate with Han Donghun, the independent candidate and his conservative rival in the previous day's TV debate for the Bukgu-gap by-election, Park said, "I saw a video interview where Candidate Han argued, in relation to former President Park Geun-hye's 30-year prison sentence, 'Why are you blaming me for what former President Yoon Suk-yeol prosecuted?' During the debate, I presented the court records and asked for clarification, but I did not receive a clear answer. That was disappointing."

Regarding the controversy over the birthplace of Ha Jungwoo, the Democratic Party candidate, Park stated, "Candidate Ha claims he was born and raised in Bukgu to establish a connection with the area, but since Bukgu was split into a separate district in 1978, it is clearly false for Candidate Ha to write 'born in Bukgu in 1977' on his business card."

Addressing the election strategy from Han's camp, which claims 'a vote for Min-sik Park is a vote for Jungwoo Ha,' Park said, "This is malicious propaganda that goes beyond political decency. If you vote for Min-sik Park, it will be Min-sik Park who gets elected." He emphasized, "Because dozens of unreliable opinion polls have been conducted in this small district, the data itself has become highly politically contaminated. These bogus polls are trying to steal votes that should go to Min-sik Park, just like voice phishing scams."

Park further noted that he can sense his supporters rallying together, saying, "The residents believe that ultimately, if everyone unites behind number 2 (People Power Party), as one team, it will lead to the development of both Busan and Bukgu."

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