Park Young-sun Delivers Lunchboxes to Food-Insecure Children: "The Field Differs from Polls"

Park Young-sun, Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Seoul mayor.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] "Oh, I'm out of business cards. Please give me some more cards!"

On the day before the early voting day, the 1st, Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, took steps to win votes by closely engaging with citizens' daily lives. That morning, Park met commuters in front of the subway turnstiles at Hapjeong Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul. She then participated in packing lunchboxes for children facing food insecurity and loading them onto delivery vehicles in Sinsa-dong, Eunpyeong-gu. The bright blue sneakers she wore at the start of the campaign had by now become faded and worn-out.

When asked by reporters about the persistent gap in opinion polls with candidate Oh Se-hoon, she expressed confidence, saying, "When I hand out business cards directly, I can tell if citizens support me, and what I feel on the ground is definitely different from the polls."

Young women in their 20s and 30s who encountered Park on their way to work showed particularly positive reactions. During the hour Park stayed at the subway station, five out of seven citizens who requested photos were women in their 20s and 30s.

Seo (34), a resident of Gangseo-gu, Seoul, said, "I saw Park's campaign vehicle and came down the subway stairs to see her in person. I trust her because she seems to do her work steadily and reliably." Kwak Young-kyung (27), living in Mapo-gu, added, "Given the sexual misconduct issues involving the previous Seoul mayor, I hope a female mayor will be elected."

At the lunchbox delivery site, Park emphasized her pledges to care for children and the elderly. She stated, "The Seoul mayor should pay more attention to policies for those in nutritional blind spots."

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