"Is This the First Time Since Your Nomination?" Jeong Won-oh and Oh Se-hoon Meet for the First Time After Becoming Candidates

by Shim Seongah

Published 22 Apr.2026 19:14(KST)

Candidates Address Social Workers' Job Satisfaction and Stake Out Their Positions

Jeong Won-oh, the Democratic Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, and Oh Se-hoon, the incumbent Seoul mayor, who are set to face off in the 9th nationwide simultaneous local elections on June 3, met for the first time since the start of the election race.

Seoul Mayor and People Power Party candidate Oh Se-hoon (right) and Jung Won-oh, Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, are greeting each other at the 40th anniversary event of the Seoul Social Workers Association held at the Baekbeom Kim Gu Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 22nd. Photo by Yonhap News

Both candidates attended the "40th Anniversary Event of the Seoul Social Workers Association" held on April 22 at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

Before the event, the two exchanged greetings and a handshake. Mayor Oh said to Jeong, "Is this the first time since you were confirmed as the candidate?" to which Jeong responded with a bright smile.

In his congratulatory remarks, Mayor Oh mentioned, "According to a survey on social welfare workers conducted last year, job satisfaction among social workers rose by 17.3 percentage points, from 64.4% three years ago to 81.7% now."

Candidate Jeong responded, "Mayor Oh noted that, compared to three years ago, job satisfaction among Seoul social workers has risen to the 80-point range. As a challenger for the Seoul mayoral seat, I will set my goal at 90 points."