Oh Se-hoon "Will Do My Best in Position... Efforts to Maintain Political Neutrality"

Held an Executive Meeting and Promised "Implementation of Livelihood Economy Support Measures"
Expressed Concern over Economic Contraction and Pledged "Immediate Support for Self-Employed"
No Position on Impeachment Failure... "Unwavering Best Efforts"

On the 9th, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon stated, "As the Mayor of Seoul, I feel a heavy responsibility for stabilizing the lives of the people," and added, "Seoul City will make special efforts to establish public service discipline and ensure the political neutrality of public officials." After mentioning 'opposition to impeachment' and the 'responsible prime minister system' following the emergency martial law situation, Mayor Oh, who has been refraining from political messages, appears to be prioritizing his responsibilities as the Mayor of Seoul amid the chaotic political climate.

On the same day, Mayor Oh presided over an executive meeting at Seoul City Hall in the morning, attended by all heads of departments and bureaus, stating, "Seoul City and I will do our best steadfastly in our original roles," conveying this message.

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In particular, Mayor Oh expressed concern about economic contraction due to the impeachment political situation, in addition to citizen safety measures, promising, "We will monitor economic policy-related situations such as prices, consumer spending, delinquency rates of small business owners, and support for venture companies and small and medium enterprises, and immediately implement support policies in areas where the difficulties of the livelihood economy are intensifying." He further explained, "We will promote the 'Small Business Owners Support Project,' which systematically includes everything from immediate financial support that helps resolve the crisis to measures for increasing sales, to promptly support self-employed businesses facing increasing difficulties."

He also proposed tailored support for vulnerable groups. Mayor Oh mentioned strengthening support for cold-vulnerable groups such as homeless people and residents of small rooms who need care during winter, and previewed the consideration of expanding night emergency treatment centers and additional specialized hospitals for specific diseases to address medical system gaps caused by legislative conflicts.

Earlier, on the 4th, the day after the emergency martial law situation, Mayor Oh emphasized, "We will do our best to ensure that citizens' daily lives, including transportation, security, firefighting, and public healthcare in Seoul, are not disrupted," and stated, "We will take responsibility for your stable daily lives." Having even canceled a scheduled overseas business trip, he conveyed his determination to focus on administrative service stability and citizen safety as the Mayor of Seoul.

However, there is still no official stance regarding the failure of the National Assembly to pass the presidential impeachment resolution. On this day as well, conscious of the political neutrality of public officials, Mayor Oh only stated, "All public officials, including the military and police, have meaning in their existence when they are 'where they should be' and 'doing what they should do' for the people," and "According to Article 7 of the Constitution, public officials are servants to the entire people and are responsible to the people." A senior Seoul City official added, "In this confusing situation, supporting citizens' safety and normal economic activities is the most urgent matter."

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