Oh Se-hoon and Ahn Cheol-soo Reconfirm Unification by the 24th... Proposal to Refrain from 'Gongginori' Disputes Also Emerges

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party candidate running in the Seoul mayoral by-election, met again to negotiate candidate unification. Both sides agreed that unification must be completed before the official election campaign begins and agreed to reactivate the working negotiation team. Oh also suggested refraining from further disputes between the candidates regarding unification.

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On the 20th, after a child policy pledge meeting at the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation in Jung-gu, Seoul, Oh told reporters, “I met with Candidate Ahn again last night and exchanged opinions for about 30 to 40 minutes.” The People’s Party also stated in a notice, “At around 8 p.m. last night, at Candidate Ahn’s request, the two candidates met for about 30 minutes without any attendants.”

Oh said, “We made some arrangements so that the negotiation teams can operate on a broad scale, and it was decided that the teams would meet to organize things. We agreed that before the official election campaign starts on the 25th, one candidate must be able to campaign, so no matter what happens, the public opinion survey must be completed before then.”

The People’s Party also confirmed, “We reaffirmed the existing agreement to unify before the 24th and decided to promptly activate the working negotiation team. Since any disagreements or obstacles regarding the negotiation rules have disappeared due to the decisions of the two candidates, the working tasks must proceed quickly to meet the public’s desire for opposition unification.”

Oh explained, “Public opinion surveys are not that simple, so even if we promise, we cannot immediately start the survey. There are many technical issues to resolve, so the negotiation team will start operating from today.”

Meanwhile, Oh proposed ‘silence’ regarding future negotiations. Through social media, he said, “I propose that we no longer engage in disputes about the negotiations outside the negotiation table. This is not the time to blame anyone for each step of the negotiation process. What we need to do now is to sincerely engage in the negotiations and remain silent about them until the negotiations conclude.”

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