Shaving His Head in Front of His 90-Year-Old Mother... Park Minshik Vows to End Han Donghoon's Predatory and Parasitic Politics

As the official campaign period for the 9th Nationwide Simultaneous Local Elections, scheduled for June 3, kicks off, there have been ongoing calls within the People Power Party for the consolidation of conservative candidates in the Busan Buk-gu Gap parliamentary by-election. Against this backdrop, Park Minshik, the People Power Party candidate for Busan Buk-gu Gap, has once again demonstrated his determination to see the race through by shaving his head.

According to political sources on May 21, Park Sooyoung, a lawmaker from the People Power Party, stated in a party Telegram chatroom, "My constituency, Busan Nam-gu, usually wins by 10 to 15 percentage points (over the Democratic Party), but now we are facing a tight race and are slightly behind. If the central party does not take drastic action to change the situation, winning the election will be difficult."

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Regarding this, Representative Park explained, "When I meet with residents, there are two types: those who say, 'I won't vote this time because I dislike Jang Donghyuk, the party leader,' and those who say, 'I won't vote for the People Power Party because they are not supporting candidate Han Donghoon.' Combined, these groups make up about 15%." This is interpreted as a suggestion to unify the Han Donghoon independent candidacy with Park Minshik’s campaign.

Recently, some People Power Party lawmakers from Busan have reportedly expressed the need for consolidation in the Busan Buk-gu Gap race. Park Hyungjun, candidate for Busan Mayor, also stated on Channel A Radio's "Political Signal" program that, "Since the Busan Buk-gu Gap by-election affects the entire Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (Bu-Ul-Gyeong) region, if conservatives compete fiercely without unification, it will negatively impact the overall election."

Park Junghoon, a lawmaker classified as being close to the pro-Han faction, wrote on Facebook that, "Now that the campaign has officially begun, it is time for a decision that looks beyond the narrow perspective of the party leadership and considers uniting conservatives as a whole." He added, "Once the seeds of sacrifice grow into a great tree of ‘conservative reconstruction,’ that decision will also be recognized in due course." This is seen as urging both the party leadership and Park Minshik to pursue candidate consolidation.

However, Park Minshik has demonstrated his determination to complete the race by shaving his head at the campaign kick-off event. He stated, "I am not shaving my head to gain cheap sympathy votes. I am doing this as a resolute act of resistance to defend the pride of Buk-gu, and as a pledge to throw myself into the fight for the People Power Party and the embattled conservative movement."

Park further declared, "The idea that 'conservatives can be unified under Han Donghoon' is as much a fantasy as 'hot iced Americano'—it simply cannot exist. I will put an end to Han Donghoon's predatory and parasitic politics, and force Ha Jungwoo of the Democratic Party and the Lee Jaemyung administration to yield."

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