Han Dong-hoon: Voting for rival Park Min-sik is same as voting for Ha Jung-woo
Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Han Dong-hoon, a candidate for the People Power Party, criticized rivals Park Min-sik and Ha Jung-woo, accusing them of forming a coalition against conservative reform.
- He argued that voting for Park is equivalent to voting for Ha, as they have become a "community" obstructing his goals.
- Han also asserted that winning the election is crucial for conservative reconstruction and for the opposition to regain the right to criticize the government.
Han Dong-hoon, a candidate running as an independent in Busan's Buk District, launched a sharp attack on his rivals, accusing them of forming a united front against his conservative reform agenda. Speaking at a rally in Deokcheon-dong, Han declared that voting for Park Min-sik of the People Power Party is no different from voting for Ha Jung-woo of the Democratic Party.
Voting for Park Min-sik is no different from voting for Ha Jung-woo. They have become a community that obstructs me and conservative reconstruction.
"They have become a community that obstructs me and conservative reconstruction," Han stated, intensifying his offensive against both the ruling and opposition party candidates. He further criticized the Democratic Party's response to his labeling North Korea as South Korea's primary enemy, dismissing their accusations of him being a "political prosecutor" as a sign of having nothing else to say.
If the Democratic Party has nothing to say, they call me a political prosecutor.
Han questioned why Ha Jung-woo needed to hold a joint rally with another candidate, suggesting Ha couldn't campaign independently. He also warned that a victory by Ha over him would be interpreted by the Lee Jae-myung administration as a mandate to cancel charges against Ha. "If we win this match, many sensible people will follow the path of conservative reconstruction," Han predicted, adding that conservatives would then earn the right to criticize the Democratic Party's government.
If we win this match, many sensible people will follow the path of conservative reconstruction.
"I will win this election and crush the government and ruling party," Han vowed, signaling his determination to secure a decisive victory and reshape the political landscape according to his conservative vision.
I will win this election and crush the government and ruling party.
Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.