Chung Cheong-rae Visits Battlegrounds Busan and Ulsan: "Outworking Jang Dong-hyuk"

Active Campaigning in Busan and Ulsan Amid Prospects of Conservative Voter Consolidation

Chung Cheong-rae, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited Busan and Ulsan, key battlegrounds in the June 3 nationwide local elections, to win over voters.

On the afternoon of the 9th, Chung attended the opening ceremony of the campaign office for Jeon Jae-su, the Democratic Party’s candidate for Busan Mayor.

Amid predictions that the so-called “Special Prosecution Bill on Fabricated Indictments” could accelerate the consolidation of conservative voters in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (PK) region, Chung returned to Busan to support the election, just five days after his previous visit on May 4.

He said, “Because Jeon Jae-su was there, and because President Lee Jae-myung was there, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries was relocated to Busan. It was possible because Jeon Jae-su resembles President Lee.” He added, “The party will spare no effort and provide full support for everything we can do.”

On the afternoon of the 9th, at the election office opening ceremony of Jeon Jae-su, the Democratic Party candidate for Busan mayor, held in Busanjin-gu, Busan, Jeong Cheong-rae, the party leader, and candidate Jeon Jae-su raised both hands in response to their supporters. Photo by Yonhap News.

Chung then attended the opening ceremony of the campaign office for Jeon Tae-jin, who is running in the by-election for Ulsan Nam-gap National Assembly seat.

Chung pledged, “The party will fully support Jeon’s top pledge to build the Munsu underground expressway,” adding, “The Lee Jae-myung administration and the Democratic Party will work together to make this pledge a reality.”

He also continued his criticism of Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of the People Power Party. “There was an article in the newspaper that compared Chung Cheong-rae and Jang Dong-hyuk, saying it was 22 to 3,” he said. “While I visited 22 places, he only visited 3.”

He added, “I heard that since he went to the United States, his total travel distance might fall behind. Since I can’t go to the U.S., I’ll just have to visit more places here.”

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