Democratic Party: "O Se-hoon and Ahn Cheol-soo Unification is a Collusion... Filled with the Desire to Elevate Themselves"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The Democratic Party of Korea criticized the unification of the Seoul mayoral candidates from the People Power Party and the People Party as a 'political collusion.'

On the 21st, Heo Young, spokesperson for the Democratic Party's Central Election Committee, stated, "Candidates Oh Se-hoon and Ahn Cheol-soo have agreed to unify," adding, "Although it appears they made beautiful concessions to each other, Seoul citizens were absent from the unification process. There was no verification of policies and visions, and it was a predictable political show and political collusion where they revealed their ambitions under the guise of concessions."

He evaluated, "Seoul citizens could not be found anywhere in this process," and said, "The calculators used to secure unification victory overheated, causing the vision presentation to be postponed, and even in the hard-won broadcast debate, they were busy finding faults with each other."

Spokesperson Heo mentioned, "Candidate Ahn talked about merging with the People Power Party, which he had absolutely refused to join, and Candidate Oh once again played the resignation card related to the land speculation in Naegok-dong," adding, "It is embarrassing to look for policies and visions in a unification filled with abusive attacks such as 'kingmaker,' 'sowing discord,' and 'mentally unstable person.'"

He said, "I hope the two candidates face why they ran for Seoul mayor," and added, "I hope they reflect on whether they have been consumed by the desire to elevate themselves rather than to elevate the citizens." Spokesperson Heo pointed out, "There are less than 20 days left until the election," and said, "It is a situation where even after thoroughly verifying candidates and presenting visions and hopes, it would still be insufficient to earn votes from Seoul citizens." He continued, "As the opposition unification is delayed, it is uncertain when the TV debate between ruling and opposition candidates will be held," expressing concern that "Seoul has become a place where lies and ambitions prevail due to the candidates' collusion involving threats of resignation and begging for mergers."

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