Appealing Until the Last Minute... Kim Young-choon "If Votes Gather, It's a Great Comeback" vs Park Hyung-joon "You Must Vote to Win"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The candidates for mayor of Busan from both the ruling and opposition parties participating in the April 7 by-election encouraged citizens to vote until the very last moment of the campaign.

Photo by a video capture of the Busan mayoral by-election candidate debate held at Busan KNN on the afternoon of the 5th.

On that day, Park Hyung-jun, the candidate from the People Power Party, posted on Facebook around 10 a.m., saying, "You must vote to win," and appealed for support by urging, "Please all go to the polling stations and cast your votes."

In another post, Park said, "I have finished the final campaign. There was overwhelming support from the citizens of Busan," adding, "That passionate voice of support is a command to judge the current administration and to revive Busan." He then wrote, "I will wholeheartedly carry out this command and devote myself solely to Busan."

On the last day of the campaign, the 6th, he mentioned that regarding the Gadeokdo New Airport, both ruling and opposition parties should come together to discuss how to build it, signaling that he would focus on this immediately after the election.

Kim Young-chun, the candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea, also urged his supporters to unite in his final Facebook post the day before, saying, "Your precious votes will come together to create a great turnaround in Busan," and "Please be sure to vote. Also, please make many phone calls to those around you."

Furthermore, Kim targeted Park by stating, "We do not need someone who wastes a year undergoing prosecution investigations," emphasizing, "We need a proven 'crisis solver' who can revive the declining Busan economy within the golden time and elevate it to become the Singapore of Northeast Asia."

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