Park Young-sun "Oh and Ahn with hearts in the soybean field... Moving to Seoul because the soybean field doesn't seem to do well"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] "My heart is in the soybean field, but since the soybean field doesn't seem to do well, they are trying to politically use Seoul."

On the 11th, Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, made this remark at the Kwanhun Debate held at the Seoul Press Center, targeting opposition Seoul mayoral candidates former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and People's Party leader Ahn Cheol-soo. She pointed out that both candidates are using the Seoul mayor position as a stepping stone for their presidential bids.

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On that day, when asked about her unique strengths compared to candidates Oh and Ahn, Park emphasized, "I am a candidate who has prepared Seoul's future for 10 years," highlighting her distinctiveness from the two candidates.

Park said, "Both candidates have their pros and cons, and it's not easy," but criticized, "Since the soybean field (presidential election) doesn't seem to do well, they are politically using Seoul."

She continued, "During my time as a member of the National Assembly, I led reform legislation and faced much resistance, but I persevered and eventually passed it," and boasted her competitiveness by saying, "As the Minister of SMEs and Startups, I also created more than 50,000 jobs."

When asked if she dreams of the presidency, considering that if she is elected Seoul mayor, she would later be classified as a presidential candidate, she replied, "I think that classification is done by the media regardless of my will."

Park emphasized, "What is important is how to change Seoul in the next five years, and if we don't prepare now, the competitiveness of the city-state will fall behind," adding, "I will put everything on the line for this."

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