Handonghun Seoul Station, I Jaemyeong Yongsan, Lee Junseok Suseo... Citizens See Them Off on the Return Home Journey

People Power Party delivers 'Handwritten Note by Han Dong-hoon' promotional materials
Democratic Party emphasizes 'Setting the Republic of Korea Right'
Reform New Party sees off at Suseo Station connecting Yeong and Honam regions

On the 8th, a day before the Lunar New Year holiday, the leadership of both ruling and opposition parties saw off citizens heading home for the holidays. This was an effort to capture public sentiment ahead of the general election just two months away.

Han Dong-hoon, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, and the party leadership visited Seoul Station at 9:10 a.m. that day to greet holiday travelers and hand out policy promotional materials. The materials included a handwritten message by Chairman Han that read, "Together with fellow citizens, we will create the future of the Republic of Korea. We will eliminate unreasonable disparities occurring in various areas such as transportation, safety, culture, public security, health, and the economy."

The promotional shoulder straps also bore the phrase, "Together with fellow citizens 2024, have a happy Lunar New Year holiday." The People Power Party included handwritten phrases by Chairman Han, Floor Leader Yoon Jae-ok, and Policy Committee Chairman Yoo Ui-dong on the Lunar New Year banners displayed on the streets. The party leadership has previously chosen Seoul Station to see off holiday travelers because it is the departure point for the Gyeongbu Line trains that pass through Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Busan, and Ulsan, which are the main support bases of the People Power Party.

Han Dong-hoon, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, visited Seoul Station on the 8th to greet returning travelers. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Meanwhile, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and other Democratic Party leaders visited Yongsan Station at 11:55 a.m. Yongsan Station is the departure point for the Honam Line, which passes through Honam regions such as Gwangju and Yeosu, the Democratic Party’s strongholds. The Democratic Party leadership wore shoulder straps bearing two phrases: "Setting the Republic of Korea right, let's smile together. Our Lunar New Year," and "Politics that saves the people, let's smile together. Our Lunar New Year," as they saw off passengers.

The Reform New Party led by Lee Jun-seok also greeted holiday travelers at Suseo Station and Dongtan Station at 8:40 a.m. and 10 a.m., respectively. The visit to Suseo Station is interpreted as an intention to broadly address public sentiment by visiting a station that connects both Yeongnam and Honam regions. The leadership wore bands on their shoulders inscribed with the phrase, "Have a bright and hopeful Lunar New Year holiday," and held a banner that read, "Have a healthy and happy Lunar New Year holiday with the Reform New Party," while greeting citizens. On the 9th, the Reform New Party plans to join forces with New Future, New Choice, and Principles and Common Sense?third zone figures?to jointly see off holiday travelers at Yongsan Station.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is greeting returning travelers at Yongsan Station in Seoul on the 8th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform New Party, Yang Hyang-ja, floor leader, and other party officials are entering Suseo Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 8th to see off returning holiday travelers.

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