Hong Joon-pyo: "Daegu Mayor Primary Election Has Devolved into a Campaign Leveraging Former Presidents and President-elects"

"Daegu Leader Election Primary... An Unbelievably Bitter Incident"

On the 31st, Hong Jun-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, announced his candidacy for mayor of Daegu at a press conference held in front of the Lee Sang-hwa statue at Suseong Lake in Daegu. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] When former President Park Geun-hye declared her support for lawyer Yoo Young-ha, who is running for mayor of Daegu, People Power Party lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo criticized, saying, "The Daegu mayoral primary has turned from a policy contest into an election revolving around the endorsement of a former president and a president-elect."

Right after the video of former President Park's endorsement was released, Lawmaker Hong posted on his Facebook page expressing this view.

He added, "It is truly regrettable that the primary to select a leader who can lead Daegu's revival is unfolding like this," and pointed out, "I will quietly proceed looking only at the citizens of Daegu and party comrades, but only bitter incidents beyond common sense keep happening."

Earlier, Lawmaker Hong had already announced his intention to run for mayor of Daegu. On the 31st of last month, at Sanghwa-dongsan near Suseong Lake in Daegu, he officially declared his candidacy for the People Power Party's Daegu mayoral primary, saying, "The friendly competition in the last presidential candidate primary ended beautifully, and as the new government is being prepared, I will step aside from central politics and restore Daegu's glory through Change Daegu."

Meanwhile, lawyer Yoo, also a member of the People Power Party, declared his candidacy for mayor of Daegu, saying, "I stand here because of your support and encouragement to revive Daegu's pride as the center of conservatism and a top city." It is reported that former President Park will serve as the honorary chairman of Yoo's Daegu mayoral election support committee.

On the 8th, former President Park also appealed for support for lawyer Yoo through 'Yoo Young-ha TV.' She said, "Although I could not achieve all the dreams I wanted, I believe that Yoo, from my hometown and his hometown Daegu, will fulfill these unfinished dreams on my behalf," adding, "I think the most important qualities in a person are trust and sincerity. Yoo will not betray your expectations and will surely keep the promises he made."

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