Mayor Oh Se-hoon: "I Will Prevent a Second Park Won-soon Era... I Will Ensure Victory in This Battle" (Update)

Oh Se-hoon Announces Mayoral Bid on the 17th

Criticizes "Jang Dong-hyuk Leadership for Going Beyond Incompetence to Irresponsibility"

Vows to "Ensure the Establishment of an Innovative Election Committee"

On the 17th, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced his intention to register as the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, stating, "I will prevent a second Park Won-soon era."

Seoul Mayor Oh Sehoon held a press conference at the Seoul City Hall briefing room on the 17th to express his position regarding the nomination application for the June 3 local election. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

At a briefing held at Seoul City Hall on the same day, Mayor Oh said, "With a sense of responsibility to the citizens of Seoul and a commitment to putting the party before myself, I am registering as a candidate for the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral nomination."

He added, "I am entering this battle with the mindset of a frontline commander," and declared, "To ensure victory in this war, I will fulfill all the responsibilities entrusted to me."

He went on to say, "If the leadership under Jang Dong-hyuk gives up on the will to innovate and refuses to change itself, I will begin the transformation starting from Seoul," pledging, "I will make Seoul the starting point of innovation."

Mayor Oh criticized People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk and the party leadership, saying they have failed to show a willingness to change and, instead, are steering the party in the wrong direction by not severing ties with far-right YouTubers.

He further remarked, "The current leadership is no different from pushing countless candidates and party members—who should be fighting at the frontlines—into a dire situation. This goes beyond incompetence; it is irresponsibility."

Mayor Oh emphasized, "Victory in an election must be accompanied by innovation and change," and vowed, "Through the transformation that begins in Seoul, I will drive innovation within the party and will ensure the establishment of an innovative election campaign committee equivalent to an emergency committee as I register my candidacy."

He concluded by saying, "I will not be swayed by the interests of those in power, but will look only to the expectations of the citizens. I will secure victory not as 'the president's choice,' but as 'the citizens' choice,' to prevent a second Park Won-soon era and to fulfill the mission entrusted to me to the end."

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