Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Ahn Cheol-soo Agree to Postpone Joint 'Vision Presentation' to the 15th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the People Party candidate for Seoul mayor, have agreed to hold a joint 'Vision Presentation' on the 15th after consultations.

On the 14th, the People Power Party stated in a press release, "As a result of consultations between the working negotiation teams of both candidates, it was decided to first hold the Vision Presentation, agreed upon by candidates Oh and Ahn, at 3 p.m. on the 15th."

They added, "Each candidate will present their vision within 10 minutes, followed by approximately 30 minutes of questions from the press corps," and explained, "The moderators will be jointly handled by the spokespersons from both sides."

Previously, the two candidates had promised to hold a joint Vision Presentation before deciding on a unified candidate, but the working negotiation teams from both sides fell into a deadlock while discussing the schedule and format. As a result, the presentation originally scheduled by candidate Oh's side for the afternoon of the 14th was tentatively postponed.

However, after candidates Oh and Ahn intervened as mediators, the working negotiation teams resumed renegotiations. On that day, candidate Oh met with his working negotiation team at the People Power Party headquarters in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, for an urgent closed-door meeting and told reporters, "I have entrusted full authority to the working negotiation team and asked them to proceed with negotiations based on this premise," adding, "The unification will definitely proceed within the promised deadline, and we express a strong will to promptly resume negotiations this afternoon."

Subsequently, Ahn's campaign also announced, "Following a phone conversation between the two candidates today, the subsequent process will be entrusted to the working negotiation teams," and "Therefore, we inform you that today's Vision Presentation has been postponed."

The working negotiation teams of both candidates are scheduled to continue negotiations at 11 a.m. on the 15th.

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