O Shin-hwan - Jo Eun-hee Clash Over Feasibility of 'Pledges'... "Will Take 20 Years" vs "Paradigm Shift"

[Asia Economy Reporters Naju-seok and Park Joon-yi] In the third head-to-head debate for the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral primary, candidates Oh Shin-hwan and Cho Eun-hee clashed over the feasibility of their campaign promises.

On the 23rd, at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, during the '3rd Head-to-Head Debate,' candidates Oh and Cho engaged in a heated discussion over the realism of real estate measures.

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Candidate Oh pointed out that Cho’s concept of a multi-nuclear city and various plans for undergrounding roads such as the Gyeongbu Expressway are conflicting. Oh said, "The multi-nuclear city is based on the concept of pedestrian-centered integrated urban development," and questioned, "How does that connect with undergrounding focused on automobile transportation?" Especially regarding the various underground road plans, Oh criticized, saying, "It might barely be feasible in about 20 years," and asked, "Are you trying to turn the entire city of Seoul into a construction site?"

The issue of securing land also became a point of contention concerning housing supply measures. Oh pointed out, "To supply 650,000 houses over five years, you need to supply 130,000 houses annually, which is reckless." In response, Cho criticized, "Candidates like Oh and others are not using the paradigm-breaking ideas that can be realized through three-dimensional development."

Oh remarked, "It’s unnecessary to keep having meaningless fights over numbers when the market can handle dividing the private and public sectors."

Regarding the undergrounding of the Gyeongbu Expressway, Oh said, "You couldn’t even do it during seven years as a district mayor," and added, "Do you think you can cover all of that within five years after being elected and re-elected as Seoul mayor?" To this, Cho responded, "I will complete the undergrounding of the Gyeongbu Expressway within five years."

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