Oh Se-hoon and Ahn Cheol-soo Agree on Unification Rule with Mutual Concessions... 100% Wireless, Suitability and Competitiveness Survey

Seoul mayoral candidates Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Party attended the unification vision presentation held at The Plus Studio in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, on the 15th, greeting each other. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] As negotiations between Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party candidate, who are pushing for opposition unity in the Seoul mayoral by-election, have opened up, the public opinion poll method has been decided to ask about '100% mobile phone' and 'competitiveness + suitability.'

According to the People Power Party and the People’s Party on the 20th, the two sides’ working-level negotiation teams held a private meeting and agreed on 100% mobile safe numbers. The questions will reflect competitiveness and suitability at 50% each. The polling agencies will be divided into two, each surveying 1,600 samples. One agency will ask 800 samples about competitiveness, and the other 800 samples about suitability.

This agreement is notable in that one proposal from each candidate, who had previously called for 'concessions,' was adopted. Until now, Oh had insisted on 'competitiveness + suitability,' while Ahn had insisted on '100% mobile phone.'

The working-level negotiation meeting to finalize the poll questions and wording is scheduled for 10 a.m. on the 21st.

The remaining issue is the start date of the poll. After visiting the National Disaster Safety Federation on the day, Ahn told reporters, "It is possible to conduct the poll starting tomorrow, but it would be better to do it as soon as possible." Since the election campaign starts on the 25th, Ahn explained that the unified candidate must be selected by the 23rd to prepare on the 24th.

Oh’s side also insists that the poll must be completed before the 25th no matter what. However, they say there are technical issues to be resolved, making it difficult to start the poll immediately.

Oh and Ahn reportedly met without attendants around 8 p.m. the previous day and talked about unification for about 30 minutes. Regarding this, Oh told reporters after visiting the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation, "We organized a few things so that the negotiation team can operate on a large scale," and added, "The 25th is the start of the election campaign, so we agreed to finish the poll before that day no matter what so that one candidate can campaign on that day."

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