Kim Jong-in, Having Voted, Reaffirms "Oh Se-hoon Will Win by a Significant Margin"

"Will Leave Politics Regardless of Election Results"

On the 7th, the day of the April 7 by-election, Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, and his wife, Kim Mi-kyung, Honorary Professor at Ewha Womans University, are voting at the Pyeongchang 3 polling station set up at Javier International School in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, expressed confidence in the victory of Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, in the April 7 by-election held on the 7th.

After casting his vote at Javier International School in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Chairman Kim told reporters, "As expected, I think our candidate Oh will win by a considerable margin against Park Young-sun of the Democratic Party." On the previous day, the 6th, during an on-site campaign in front of Daechi Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, he predicted the expected margin against candidate Park by saying, "The bigger the better, but I think it will be in the single digits."

Regarding the expected voter turnout, he anticipated, "Considering the high interest of citizens in the election, it might be just over 50%." He also said about the election on that day, "Judging by the considerable anger of ordinary citizens during the election process, I believe citizens will actively participate in voting."

Earlier, on the 8th, Kim, who announced his intention to resign from the Emergency Committee Chairman position, explained his plans after stepping down, saying, "I have no particular plans. First, I will leave the political arena and take care of the tasks I have to do and things that have piled up, and then reorganize my thoughts."

When asked if his future course might change depending on the election results, he firmly stated, "As I said from the beginning, I thought I should leave politics after the election, so I will not be influenced by the election results."

Furthermore, when asked if he would consider staying in a party position until the party convention if requested, he dismissed the idea, saying, "It would be meaningless for me to hold a position."

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