Lee Myung-bak Backs Park Hyungjoon: "Busan Needs a Mayor Who Gets Things Done for Progress"

"We need to elect a mayor who can finish what has been started"

Former President Lee Myung-bak has stepped in to support Park Hyungjoon, the People Power Party candidate for Busan mayor.

On the morning of May 31 in Haeundae, Busan, Lee stated, "What Busan needs is not just politicians who talk, but a mayor who genuinely works well. Only then can Busan develop."

(Busan=Yonhap News) Reporter Hyungjoo Son = Former President Lee Myung-bak visited Gunam-ro in Haeundae-gu, Busan, on May 31, three days before the June 3 local elections and the parliamentary by-elections, urging support for Park Hyungjoon, the People Power Party candidate for Busan mayor. 2026.5.31 handbrother@yna.co.kr (End)

He remarked, "Although I have participated in many elections, I came here with particular affection for this Busan mayoral race," adding, "This is also the first time I have taken the microphone for the June 3 local elections."

Lee went on to say, "Right now, Mayor Park Hyungjoon is developing Busan with a future-oriented vision. In order to advance Busan, it is essential to complete the work that has been ongoing. That is why Park Hyungjoon should be elected mayor."

He further emphasized, "When I was the mayor of Seoul, I was an opposition party mayor. Nevertheless, the citizens of Seoul elected a working mayor, and that is how Seoul developed."

Lee stated, "Who the president or ministers are right now is not the issue; who becomes the mayor of Busan will have a major impact on Busan's development." He added, "I hope the citizens of Busan will elect Park Hyungjoon, a mayor who works well and can finish what he has started."

On this day, Lee greeted church members with Park at Suyeongro Church in Haeundae-gu. After attending the 11 a.m. service, he dined at a nearby pork soup restaurant in Haeundae and then appealed to citizens to support Park's candidacy.

However, the campaign of Jeon Jae-soo, the Democratic Party candidate for Busan mayor, released a press statement the previous day, criticizing, "The abolition of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries by the Lee Myung-bak administration was a decisive event that relegated Busan to the periphery," and added, "The idea of bringing back the very person responsible for Busan's decline to win votes is a classic example of outdated and irresponsible politics."

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