Lee Jun-seok on Controversy Over Citizen Speech Supporting Park Young-sun: "We Are Party Officials, Also Number 100 on the Waiting List"

Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, is holding up a fan with a bamboo painting after receiving it as a gift at a concentrated campaign rally held near Isu Station in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, on the 31st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Seoyoung] It has been confirmed that a speech by a man in his 20s at the campaign event of Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for the Seoul mayoral by-election, was by a former Democratic Party official. The People Power Party immediately launched criticism.

At Park's campaign held in front of Taepyeong Department Store in Sadang-dong, Seoul, on the 31st, Hong Mo (28), introduced as an ordinary graduate student, took the stage as a citizen supporter. After it was revealed that Hong had served as the spokesperson for the Democratic Party's National University Student Committee, a representative from Park's campaign team explained, "This was not pre-arranged."

Also, on the same day at Seoul National University Station in Gwanak-gu, during 'Park Young-sun's Healing Camp,' another citizen support speech was delivered. Park Mo, who participated in the speech, was confirmed to be a former member of the Democratic Party's 2030 Election Committee. There is no legal issue with party officials or election committee members giving support speeches for a specific candidate. However, criticism arose because the speaker was introduced as an ordinary citizen without disclosing their party affiliation to the audience.

Photo by Lee Jun-seok, Head of New Media Division, People Power Party Election Countermeasures Committee, Facebook

In response, Lee Jun-seok, head of the New Media Division of the People Power Party's Election Committee, stated on his Facebook post this morning (the 1st) regarding the '2030 citizen participation campaign,' "Another 20 people volunteered overnight. The total is almost reaching 200."

He also pointed out, "We have so many (citizen participation campaign volunteers) that there is no room for party officials to squeeze in," and "If party officials try to line up, their waiting number would be around 100." Following this, Kim Woong, a member of the People Power Party, continued the criticism, saying, "As expected, stagnant water in the world of lies," and "The Democratic Party did the Democratic Party thing again."

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