Lee Sujin "Seoul City Must Not Go Back to 10 Years Ago" Appeals for Support of Park Youngsun

Lee Su-jin, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim So-young] Lee Su-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, repeatedly bowed her head and appealed for support for Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party's candidate for Seoul mayor.

On the 1st, Lee posted an apology titled "I am sorry, fellow citizens" on her Facebook, stating, "Candidate Park is taking full responsibility for all the mistakes made by the Democratic Party and is walking a difficult path. Because the party made mistakes, a failed candidate from the past, the very candidate from the dark forces we tried to defeat with candlelight protests, is about to become the mayor of Seoul. It is regrettable," she said.

She added, "As a ruling party lawmaker, I have nothing to say about the desperate current situation. I only feel sorry for the heavy criticism from the people. I will humbly listen to the voices of the people," and said, "The Democratic Party must be reborn. Please send even stronger voices of criticism. I will listen and listen again."

She emphasized, "Hating reality and returning to the dark past is not progress but regression. Seoul must not go back to ten years ago." Lee said, "Seoul must not become a heartless city that divides Gangnam and non-Gangnam areas and categorizes our children as 'jaje' and 'ai' (terms meaning 'children' and 'kids')," and criticized Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, saying, "An absurd case where one must be good at lying to become mayor of Seoul should not be recorded in history or imprinted on the youth."

She continued, "The people know that Candidate Park is capable and suitable to be mayor of Seoul," and appealed, "Please look to Candidate Park, who can truly bring a great transformation to Seoul for the city's future."

Earlier, on the 31st of last month, at a campaign rally for Candidate Park held in front of Chongshin University Station in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Lee said, "I want to apologize to you all first," and "We are well aware that this by-election is a great responsibility of the Democratic Party."

She then questioned, "Some candidates claim they are verified because they have mayoral experience," and asked, "Is that candidate really verified? What was Seoul like ten years ago, as you remember?"

She added, "The Seoul I remember ten years ago was a tragic city engulfed in a development frenzy that led to the Yongsan disaster, and a city where rushed construction projects caused floods every summer," and insisted, "We must move toward a changed Seoul, a global Seoul, and an eco-friendly green Seoul."

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