Park Young-sun's Side Criticizes "Power Sharing and Collusion" in Oh and Ahn's Joint Seoul City Management

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Regarding the agreement between Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party candidate, on the joint operation of Seoul City, Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party candidate, criticized it as a "collusion holding citizens hostage."

On the 11th, Deputy Spokesperson Hwang Bang-yeol issued a statement saying, "On the 10th, candidates Oh and Ahn agreed to form a 'Policy Council for the Joint Operation of Seoul City,'" and pointed out, "This is not a coalition government but rather insurance for unification defeat and a political power-sharing scheme."

Deputy Spokesperson Hwang said, "Out of the current 109 Seoul City Council members, only 6 are from the People Power Party," adding, "If they want to have a coalition or joint operation for the citizens of Seoul, it is proper to propose it to the majority party, the Democratic Party." However, he criticized that two opposition mayoral candidates are discussing 'joint operation' inside Seoul City Hall, calling it "absurd and preposterous."

Deputy Spokesperson Hwang dismissed the joint operation by the two candidates as "merely an excuse to secure shares even in the event of unification defeat."

So far, candidate Park has presented various future visions under the slogan "Great Transformation of Seoul," including the "21-minute city," "subscription economy," and "protocol economy," but opposition candidates have been criticized for lacking a vision for Seoul’s future.

Deputy Spokesperson Hwang said, "They are causing public anxiety by baselessly criticizing government quarantine policies," and added, "They are only considering the Seoul mayoral election as a stepping stone for next year’s presidential election."

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