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Jung Kang-oh: 'I am one team with Lee Jae-myung government; Oh Se-hoon's smear campaign will face legal judgment'

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Seoul mayoral candidate Jung Kang-oh urges voters to support him and Democratic Party district chiefs to ensure Seoul functions as a team with the Lee Jae-myung administration.
  • He accuses rival Oh Se-hoon of engaging in smear tactics and organizing negative campaigns despite calling for policy-focused elections.
  • Jung dismisses Oh's accusations regarding administrative failures and contract suspicions as recycled negative campaigning, warning of legal repercussions.

Jung Kang-oh, the Democratic Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, is making a final push for votes, emphasizing the need for a unified front with the national government. He stated that electing him and the party's district chiefs would enable Seoul to operate as a "one team" with the administration led by President Lee Jae-myung.

If Jung Kang-oh and the Democratic Party district chiefs are elected together, Seoul and the Lee Jae-myung government can work as one team.

— Jung Kang-ohAppealing for votes to ensure synergy between Seoul's leadership and the national government.

"Tomorrow's election is not just about choosing one Seoul mayor," Jung declared at a press conference with 25 district chief candidates. "It's an election to empower the Lee Jae-myung government." He urged citizens to vote, warning that victory is impossible without participation and that Seoul's support is crucial for the nation's resurgence.

Tomorrow's election is not just about choosing one Seoul mayor. It's an election to empower the Lee Jae-myung government.

— Jung Kang-ohFraming the election as a referendum on the current administration's mandate.

Jung directly addressed accusations from his opponent, Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party, who called for his resignation. Jung characterized Oh's campaign as a continuation of negative smear tactics. "We haven't refrained from negative campaigning because we had nothing to criticize about Oh," Jung stated. He accused Oh of simultaneously requesting policy-focused elections while organizing systematic smear campaigns through comment operations, suggesting that Oh would face legal judgment for these actions.

You cannot win if you don't vote tomorrow. You win if you vote until the end.

— Jung Kang-ohUrging voter turnout in the final hours of the campaign.

Responding to Oh's specific allegations concerning project delays, suspicious contracts, and travel expenses, Jung dismissed them as recycled tactics designed to create controversy. "This is typical negative campaigning, trying to turn things around because the election is unfavorable," he said, expressing confidence that voters see through such strategies.

It seems like he is trying to finish the election with negative smear tactics until the very end.

— Jung Kang-ohResponding to opponent Oh Se-hoon's calls for his resignation.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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