Oh Se-hoon: "Park Young-sun, three-term National Assembly member from Guro-gu, lives in a large mansion in Yeonhui-dong"

No New Houses but 100 Billion Won Spent Only on Painting
"Did the Seoul Mayor Come from That Constituency Management Skill?"

On the 26th, Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, is greeting citizens on their way to work at Jeungmi Station Intersection on Yangcheon-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy reporters Hyunju Lee and Juni Park] On the 26th, Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, held an election campaign in Guro-gu, the former constituency of Park Young-sun of the Democratic Party of Korea, and targeted candidate Park.

On that day, Oh met with residents of Guro-gu, Seoul, saying, "During her three terms, (candidate Park) has repeatedly used the gomtang pledge as an election promise, with representative pledges being the Guro Vehicle Depot and elevator promises," adding, "An even worse case is the urban regeneration project, but not a single new house has been built."

He said, "It has been neglected and stagnated, and now they say they will build public housing," and criticized, "She neglected her constituency for 12 years like this, and there is no alternative on how to supply new housing."

While touring the area around the Garibong-dong Community Center in Guro-gu, Oh said, "Residents wait and it becomes this dilapidated," adding, "When this happens, reconstruction becomes more difficult. It has brought a vicious cycle to Seoul."

After the campaign, Oh told reporters, "Garibong-dong, which I visited, is also candidate Park's constituency, but as you can see, almost no new housing has been supplied, and 100 billion won was spent only on painting that is encroaching on the alleys."

Regarding candidate Park's pledge to supply 300,000 land-lease housing units, he said, "There must be city-owned land, but since there is no city-owned land, they have to buy national land or swap with other land. So, they plan to demolish existing leasehold housing and build new ones," adding, "Trying to rationalize a hastily made pledge lacks practicality."

Shortly after, while campaigning again in front of Guro Jugong 2nd Apartment, Oh said, "I was surprised to learn that she only has a house in Tokyo, but she has a mansion in Yeonhui-dong in Seoul," and asked, "Did you think candidate Park lived here and shared hardships with you all this time?" He continued, "I was shocked to know that a local district member of the National Assembly does not live in the area," and criticized, "I usually don't talk about others, but managing her constituency like that and running for Seoul mayor with that ability and mindset is problematic." Candidate Park served as a National Assembly member for Guro-gu for 12 years.

Oh also criticized candidate Park's 'Vertical Garden City' pledge. He said, "They plan to make artificial structures round and build several-story apartments and plant trees there, claiming that it will improve air quality," and countered, "Seoul is not a desert city; wherever you go, there are mountains for walking and streams."

He said, "Because the Moon Jae-in administration made mistakes, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer," adding, "I will try to reduce the polarization while serving as Seoul mayor."

When asked by reporters if he has any related pledges considering the large Chinese population in Guro-gu, he replied, "I came today to look into housing issues, so I will talk about that later."

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