People Power Party Busan Mayor Preliminary Candidate Park Min-sik Proposes 'Unification Excluding Park Hyung-jun'

Official Proposal to Preliminary Candidates Lee Eon-ju and Park Seong-hoon
Must Stop Campaign Chairman Park Hyeong-jun from Running After Historic Defeat in General Election

On the afternoon of the 7th, four candidates who advanced to the final round of the Busan mayoral by-election attended a media day event held at the Busan City Party Office of the People Power Party in Suyeong-gu, Busan. After drawing lots for their candidate numbers, they posed for a commemorative photo. From the left: Candidate No. 1 Park Seong-hoon, No. 2 Lee Eon-ju, No. 3 Park Min-sik, and No. 4 Park Hyung-joon.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Park Min-sik, a former lawmaker and a preliminary candidate for the People Power Party's Busan mayoral by-election, proposed unification to fellow candidates Lee Eon-ju and Park Seong-hoon on the 8th.

At a press conference held at Busan City Hall that day, Park said, "No more 'Old Boys' should hold the key to Busan," adding, "Those responsible for the downfall of moderate conservatism must be held accountable without leniency."

This was effectively aimed at Park Hyung-joon, who is currently leading in the approval ratings. Park Min-sik pointed out, "It is by no means desirable for Park Hyung-joon, who served as the campaign committee chairman during the last general election that ended in a historic defeat, to run."

He continued, "Recalling the sexual harassment scandal involving Oh Geo-don, the Yoo Jae-soo case, and the ruling party's candidate Kim Young-choon being embroiled in controversy over the Lime scandal, it is imperative to eradicate the corruption and collusion of the Moon Jae-in administration both centrally and in Busan," and added, "Let's find common ground with an open attitude toward various options such as phased unification or one-shot unification."

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