D-3, 야주자들 Racing to Their Home Ground

Chungcheong Daemangron Yoon, Visit to Hyeonchungwon
Former Gyeongnam Governor Hong, PK Press Conference
Debate Expert Ryu, Interviews All Day
Daechangdong No.1 Won, Visit to Daechangdong

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Yoon Seok-yeol focused on Chungcheong, Hong Joon-pyo on Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (Bu-Ul-Gyeong), Yoo Seung-min on the moderate voters, and Won Hee-ryong on Daejang-dong. Three days before the end of the primary voting on the 2nd, four presidential candidates of the People Power Party appealed for last-minute support based on their respective support bases or strengths.

Yoon Seok-yeol, former Prosecutor General, who had promoted the ‘Chungcheong Great Hope Theory’ since the beginning of his political career, visited Chungcheong again that day. Yoon’s campaign viewed this region as having strong support and asked for continued backing through the election countermeasures committee chairman and party district committee chairmen until the very end. Yoon said on Facebook that day, "As someone who ignited the spark of hope for regime change in the opposition, I feel glad to have joined the party and bear a heavy responsibility to definitely change the regime and properly normalize this country."

Hong Joon-pyo, who served twice as Governor of Gyeongnam Province, held a press conference visiting Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam. At Busan Station, Hong said, "I will make Gadeokdo Kim Young-sam Airport a gateway airport and complete it on time to fully open the air route," and pledged to make Busan an Asian financial hub and Ulsan a hydrogen economy-centered city. Emphasizing that he is from Changnyeong, Gyeongnam, Hong also highlighted achievements such as the aerospace industrial complexes in Sacheon and Jinju, which he attracted during his governorship.

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min conducted four interviews that day. Afterwards, he held a session on social networking services (SNS) to directly communicate with the public and answer questions. Yoo appeared on CBS Radio and said, "Whether it’s how I have lived or the path of reform conservatism I have walked, I am a candidate suited for the moderate and metropolitan voters, whereas Hong Joon-pyo is positioned much more to the right compared to me." Regarding Yoon, he pointed out, "People say he is a symbol of anti-Moon (Moon Jae-in), but next year’s general election will be against candidate Lee Jae-myung, not against Moon Jae-in."

Won Hee-ryong, former Governor of Jeju Province, known as the ‘Top Lecturer on Daejang-dong’, held a walking rally urging acceptance of a special prosecutor investigation. Starting from Daejang-dong in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, he walked through Baekhyeon-dong to the Blue House Sarangchae. In front of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, Won said, "At the time, Lee Jae-myung, then mayor of Seongnam, called it the greatest exemplary public profit recovery project since Dangun, but now the Democratic Party says they will make a ‘Daejang-dong Development Prevention Act’," and criticized, adding, "70% of the people are demanding a special prosecutor."

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