Woo Sang-ho "Park Young-sun's Pledge, Not Reflective of the Democratic Party" Offensive

Park Young-sun, former Minister of SMEs and Startups and a candidate in the Democratic Party of Korea's Seoul mayoral by-election primary, and Assemblyman Woo Sang-ho attended the Policy Expo in Seoul event held on the 27th at the Democratic Party of Korea Seoul Branch in Yeouido, Seoul. They made hand heart gestures, pledging fair competition. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 14th, Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea running in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, launched a preemptive strike, stating, "The pledges announced by candidate Park Young-sun remain in an abstract realm lacking concreteness."

Woo said, "She claims the 21-minute city pledge is a panacea, but it is hard to see it as a Democratic Party-style pledge." Former Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun walked around the Dunchon Library area in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, in the morning to participate in the 'Again Seoul Walk - 21-Minute Compact City Experience' event.

Woo criticized, "Candidate Park Young-sun has no significant plans beyond limited areas such as the 21-minute city and vertical gardens, even though only half a month remains until the Democratic Party primary," adding, "A candidate running to be mayor responsible for the lives of ten million Seoul citizens should at least announce plans covering the entire city administration as a minimum courtesy."

Regarding Park's pledges, Woo raised three concerns: ▲poor pledges limited to specific fields ▲credibility issues due to flip-flopping on the 4.5-day workweek stance ▲criticisms that she is a candidate lacking in cooperative governance for Seoul, and officially requested Park's response.

Regarding Park's recent visit to Seoul Station, where she stated, "My thoughts on introducing a 4.5-day workweek have solidified," Woo criticized, "She opposed the 52-hour workweek but suddenly advocates for a 4.5-day workweek, not even five days," adding, "Such inconsistent behavior, frequently changing past statements, cannot guarantee policy credibility."

Woo also mentioned Park's early this month visit to the Changdong vehicle depot, where she announced plans to supply public apartments for 10 million won but withdrew the policy the next day following criticism from local lawmakers. He expressed concern, saying, "Seoul city administration requires close consultation with local lawmakers, district mayors, and city council members, and I cannot shake the impression that she is a candidate lacking the ability to implement cooperative and communicative urban policies."

Woo said, "No matter how good a policy is, if the leader's trust collapses and cooperative governance is not achieved, it cannot be implemented," and urged, "Please present ways to cooperate and communicate with Seoul citizens and local communities."

Since declaring his candidacy for the Seoul mayoral by-election on December 13 last year, Woo has announced policies in 12 fields over nine occasions.

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