Woo Sang-ho, on Na Kyung-won's "I will become tougher": "Worried Seoul City might be paralyzed"

Woo Sang-ho to Na Kyung-won: "Seoul Mayor is not a place for political fights"
Na Kyung-won announces Seoul mayoral candidacy... "Rebuilding Seoul with strong determination and meticulous policies"

Woo Sang-ho, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 13th, Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized former People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won’s declaration to run for the Seoul mayoral by-election, saying, "The position of Seoul mayor is not a place for ruthless political battles."

In a post on his Facebook that day, Woo said, "I wondered why she kept repeating that she would be ruthless as I read the contents of her declaration to run."

He added, "The Na Kyung-won I remember from her first term was not a ruthless person," and "She was a cheerful and neat politician."

He continued, "After she became the floor leader in 2019, watching the scenes of paralyzing the National Assembly for over a year, I felt that even if the person changed, she changed too much," and "As Na Kyung-won became ruthless, the National Assembly was paralyzed and the country became noisy," he sharply criticized.

Woo also criticized, "The first statement of her declaration to run for Seoul mayor is that she will become ruthless, so I worry that the Seoul city council members from the Democratic Party and she will fight again, and Seoul city will be paralyzed."

He added, "Am I the only one worried that she will shake President Moon Jae-in ruthlessly and cause greater national chaos?" and emphasized, "I want to stress that a warm heart that cares for the lives of citizens is more necessary than a ruthless heart."

Former People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won is declaring her candidacy for the Seoul mayoral by-election on the 13th near the Itaewon-dong food alley in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
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Earlier, former lawmaker Na officially declared her candidacy for the Seoul mayoral by-election that morning. This is her second attempt in 10 years since she ran as the Grand National Party candidate in the October 2011 Seoul mayoral by-election and lost to then-independent candidate Park Won-soon.

Na declared her candidacy at the Yongsan District’s Mukja Alley in Seoul, saying, "It cannot go on like this. Seoul must be reconstructed with a ruthless determination and delicate policies."

Na, who set the slogan "Ruthlessly and delicately," emphasized, "We must declare a break from injustice with the opposition’s victory in the Seoul mayoral election and restore fairness and justice," and added, "The question is ‘who indeed.’ I am a principled politician who has stood at the forefront to fight against the Moon Jae-in administration’s mismanagement and arrogance."

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