Jeong Cheong-rae: "Seoul Mayor a Loser's Revival? Trying to Pick at an Unreachable Persimmon?"

Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Jeong Cheong-rae is questioning during the National Assembly Education Committee's audit on October 20th at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education in Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, regarding Chonnam National University, Jeonbuk National University, Jeju National University, Chonnam National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, and Jeju National University Hospital. Photo by Yonhap News Agency
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] On the 20th, Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized a member of the People Power Party who announced their intention to run for Seoul mayor, saying, "Is the Seoul mayor position a resurrection game full of trickery?"

On the same day, Jeong posted on his Facebook, "If you lost in the general election, you should quietly reflect and contemplate. Are you trying to poke at an unripe persimmon out of desperation?" He added, "In the People Power Party, especially those who lost in the general election are declaring their candidacy one after another as if looking for a job."

He continued, "It neither represents a meaningful defeat nor a meaningful vision; it only seems like an attempt to gain media exposure."

Jeong also shared an article where Jang Kyung-tae, a Democratic Party member, criticized Lee Hye-hoon, a former member of the United Future Party (now People Power Party) who declared his candidacy for next year's Seoul mayoral by-election and announced plans to build a complex with 80 floors, calling it a "modern-day Tower of Babel."

He then pointed out, "If you lost in Dongdaemun-gu, shouldn't you first roam every corner of Dongdaemun-gu and look into what you will do for the residents in the next general election?" Previously, Jang and Lee competed in Seoul Dongdaemun during the April 15 general election.

He added, "What about the Seoul mayor? Is the Seoul mayor position a place for handling defeat or a losing game? Jang Kyung-tae has every reason to laugh."

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