Yoon Targets 'Capital Region' for Third Day... "Policy No. 28 on Real Estate Is a Show"

On the 7th, 'Swing Voter Support' Campaigns in Guri and Pyeongtaek
Joint Rallies with Ahn Cheol-soo, Leader of the People Party, in Hanam and Hwaseong

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is appealing for support during a campaign rally at Guri Station Plaza in Gyeonggi Province on the morning of the 7th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporters Kum Boryeong, Kang Joohee] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, criticized the government's real estate failures while touring the Seoul metropolitan area two days before the presidential election, aiming to gather last-minute support from moderate voters.

On the morning of the 7th, during a campaign rally in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, Yoon said, "The Democratic Party has controlled the Seoul mayor's office for 10 years, blocking all redevelopment and reconstruction projects, so housing prices inevitably rise. When Seoul housing prices soar, prices in Guri, Busan, Daegu, and Gwangju also rise, and rent and monthly lease prices increase as well." He fiercely criticized the ruling party, saying, "They changed real estate policies 28 times, but who makes 28 mistakes? From the start, they had bad intentions and just put on a show to appear as if they were trying."

Yoon also brought up the 'Daejang-dong' issue again, a key point in his negative strategy. He claimed that if Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, gets involved in urban development projects across the metropolitan area, another 'Daejang-dong' controversy could arise. Yoon said, "In Guri, there was a Han River urban development project that many people condemned as a second Daejang-dong." He added, "When Lee became the presidential candidate, people active in the Democratic Party in Guri opposed this, left the party, and joined the People Power Party." Kim Eun-hye, the spokesperson for the People Power Party's election campaign headquarters, said, "We will also convey our commitment to prevent Gyeonggi Province from becoming a playground for Lee Jae-myung-style corruption."

Starting in Guri, Yoon plans to campaign in Gyeonggi areas including Hanam, Anyang, Siheung, Ansan, Hwaseong, and Pyeongtaek. Considering his visits the previous day to Gangdong in Seoul and Uijeongbu, Dongducheon, Paju, Goyang, and Gimpo in Gyeonggi, as well as on the 5th to Gwangjin in Seoul and Yeoju, Icheon, and Gwangju in Gyeonggi, it appears he is focusing on the metropolitan area for the third consecutive day.

Especially considering that Gyeonggi Province has the lowest early voting rate nationwide, he appealed, "Those who think the country must change on March 9th, please make sure no one is left out, and help those with mobility difficulties around you to exercise their voting rights."

Lee Yang-su, the chief spokesperson for the People Power Party's campaign headquarters, said, "The metropolitan area has a large population, is a battleground, and has a low early voting rate, so we need to put great effort into getting people to come to polling stations on the main voting day."

Ahn Cheol-soo, the leader of the People’s Party who withdrew from the presidential race to unify with Yoon, is also lending support in the metropolitan area. Ahn will hold a joint campaign rally for the second time in Hanam and Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, following the one on the 5th.

Yoon also presented development plans for the Gyeonggi region. In Hanam, he proposed shortening distances by directly connecting Seoul Gangnam via the GTX D line and Suwon and Yongin via the GTX F line. In Anyang, he promised to extend the Wirye-Gwacheon light rail line to Anyang to improve access to Seoul. In Siheung, he plans to propose reasonable adjustments to the greenbelt, which accounts for 65%, as well as the scattered factories, vinyl greenhouses, residential houses, and livestock farms.

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