Seoul Mayoral Candidate Slams Rival for Negativity, Urges Focus on Infrastructure Woes

The Seoul mayoral race has intensified, with the Democratic Party candidate, Jung Kang-ho, sharply criticizing incumbent Mayor Oh Se-hoon's campaign strategy. Jung's team accuses Oh of prioritizing 'negative campaigning' over substantive issues, particularly the structural integrity of major infrastructure projects. The Jung campaign argues that Oh's focus on a controversial donation related to a shamanic shrine in the Haengdang 7 district redevelopment project is a diversionary tactic, filled with 'all falsehoods.'

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Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who should be rushing to the site of the GTX steel bar omission, not the shaman's shrine, is desperately engaged in negativity, even canceling his schedule.

Jung's campaign spokesperson, Kim Hyung-nam, stated that the issues surrounding the Haengdang 7 district, including delays in apartment registrations, are due to problems with essential facilities like the children's center, not the shamanic shrine's donation as Oh's side claims. They assert that the Seongdong District Office never recognized the shaman's ownership rights or participated in any donation agreement between the developers and the shaman, questioning the basis of Jung's alleged collusion.

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All the negatives Oh is raising are false, and have been refuted based on facts multiple times.

Furthermore, the Jung campaign directed Oh's attention to the ongoing issues at the GTX Samsung Station construction site, citing reports of missing rebar in pillars and cracks in the ceiling. They demanded that Oh, who they claim shows little concern for safety issues, visit the site, witness the problems firsthand, and apologize to the citizens who are understandably anxious. This call to action frames the election as a choice between addressing critical public safety and infrastructure concerns versus engaging in politically motivated attacks.

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You should kneel down and apologize to the citizens who are worried after seeing the pillars with half the steel bars missing and cracks in the ceiling of the fifth basement floor with your own eyes.