Donghun Han and Minshik Park Meet for the First Time in Busan Buk-gu Gap... Senior Secretary Hajungwoo Absent

Attending the Gupo Elementary School Alumni Sports Event

Opposition bloc candidates met for the first time at an official constituency event ahead of the Busan Buk-gu Gap by-election.

On April 26, Donghun Han, former leader of the People Power Party, and Minshik Park, former Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs—both considered potential candidates for the Busan Buk-gu Gap National Assembly by-election to be held alongside the June 3 local elections—attended the alumni sports event held at the athletic field of Gupo Elementary School in Buk-gu, Busan.

Former Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Min-sik Park, who hopes to be the People Power Party candidate in the Busan Bukgap by-election, and former People Power Party leader Donghoon Han, who officially declared his candidacy as a shaman, attended the alumni association sports event held on the 26th at Gupo Elementary School in Busan. Photo by Yonhap News

Former Minister Park, a Gupo Elementary graduate who has previously been elected twice in the district, appeared at the event wearing a red jumper, the symbolic color of the People Power Party, and introduced himself, saying, "I am Minshik Park from the 60th graduating class of Gupo Elementary." He added, "I will take the applause from my seniors and juniors as an encouragement to uphold the pride of Buk-gu and enhance the honor of our school."

Former leader Han, dressed in a white shirt, shook hands with attendees one by one, appealing for their support. However, he was not given an opportunity to deliver a congratulatory speech. The organizers explained, "Given that it is election season, non-alumni are restricted from using the microphone."

Meanwhile, Hajungwoo, Senior Secretary for Future Planning with AI at the Presidential Office, who is also considered a possible candidate for the Buk-gu Gap by-election, did not attend the event.

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