Oh Se-hoon: "During Park Geun-hye's era, arrogance with 180 seats led to the downfall of the right wing"

Oh Se-hoon says to Go Min-jung, who criticized 'conditional politics', "I don't feel it's worth mentioning"

Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon raised his voice on the 27th regarding the so-called 'responsibility theory for the downfall of the right-wing' raised against him, saying, "During President Park Geun-hye's era, they arrogantly claimed 'we will get 180 seats' but lost the general election and fell. Why are you looking for the cause in Oh Se-hoon?"

Oh, who declared his candidacy for the Seoul mayoral by-election, said in an interview with the YouTube channel 'GoseonggukTV' on the same day, "Which party or which conservative right-wing asks the fallen general who lost in battle to take responsibility? I cannot agree with that."

Regarding the 'free school meals referendum,' which was the trigger for his resignation as mayor, he said, "No one in the party fought together at that time. The party leader then was Representative Hong Joon-pyo, and the real power was former President Park Geun-hye," adding, "The party did not help even a bit. Which party does not help at all when fighting according to its own party identity? They need to reflect on that."

On the responsibility theory for the '10 years of Park Won-soon’s administration,' former Mayor Oh also rebutted, "Was the mayoral term 10 years? That person (former Mayor Park Won-soon) won two elections and served for 10 years," adding, "Which party asks the fallen general who lost in battle to take responsibility? I cannot agree." He added, "Every time livelihood YouTubers disparage me like that, my blood boils."

Meanwhile, regarding Go Min-jung, a Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker who ran against him in the April 15 general election and criticized him for 'conditional politics despite not being chosen by the residents of Gwangjin-eul,' Oh said, "I don't feel it is worth mentioning. I have been mocked like that these days."

However, about the general election defeat, he said, "I don't want to make excuses," adding, "The party's policy was to have someone well-known and strong go there and try to break the fortress, but I am sorry it did not work out."

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