Democratic Party Primary Debate on the 21st... Park Young-sun and Woo Sang-ho Face Off on Policies

Lee Nak-yeon Party Leader On-site Attendance
Non-face-to-face Event Amid COVID-19 Situation, Real-time Online Broadcast

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The Democratic Party of Korea will hold the Seoul mayoral candidate primary election this weekend. At this event, candidates Park Young-sun and Woo Sang-ho are expected to engage in a policy competition to gain party support.

On the 19th, the Democratic Party announced that it will hold the "4.7 By-election Seoul Mayoral Candidate Primary Election" under the slogan "A Choice for Everyone" at Layer57 Studio in Seongsu-dong on the 21st.

In this Seoul mayoral candidate primary, candidates Park Young-sun and Woo Sang-ho will highlight their capabilities and strengths as potential Seoul mayors. The presentations will be conducted online in a non-face-to-face format and can be watched live on the Democratic Party's YouTube channel "DeliMinju."

Before the candidates' Seoul vision presentations, there will be online cheering events by party members supporting the candidates, candidate introduction videos, and relay support videos from supporters and acquaintances of the candidates.

The candidates will comprehensively present the pledges and policies they have announced through broadcasts and media in the form of a 10-minute Seoul vision presentation to citizens and party members.

After the vision presentations, in the program "Seoul Citizens Ask, Candidates Answer," candidates will select and respond to questions from randomly selected Seoul citizens in a blind format.

Party leader Lee Nak-yeon and Central Election Commission Chairman Byun Jae-il will attend the event as representatives.

The Democratic Party stated, "Through this primary election, we aim to show the capabilities and visions of the Seoul mayoral candidates to Seoul citizens and party members and to convey our sincerity in approaching the upcoming 4.7 by-election."

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