Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said, "If we yield the capital area, conservatives will once again face a dark age," and proposed to Jang Dong-hyeok that People Power Party lawmakers gather in one place for an intense, no-holds-barred debate.
On the 7th, Mayor Oh posted a message on Facebook titled "Final appeal," saying, "Public sentiment is so hostile to our party that People Power Party players working in their districts can't even hand out their business cards," and added, "In this local election, our party has more than a thousand candidates running in the capital area. Nationwide, it is several thousand. Commanders in those regions are now crying out to Jang Dong-hyeok."
Mayor Oh said, "We must reach a conclusion on what can restore public trust and lead to victory in the election," and added, "Even if we delay the candidate filing, I ask that we first arrange a place where our party lawmakers can gather in one place for an intense, no-holds-barred debate."
He continued, "Unless we solve the prerequisite task of normalizing the party line, what is the point of candidate filing and primaries?" and emphasized, "Primaries in the current state will, in many regions, lead to ideological strife and result in a disastrous collapse of competitiveness in the general election."
Mayor Oh added, "We can never give up the capital area. If we yield the capital area, conservatives will once again face a dark age. But right now our party has given up on the capital-area election," and said, "With a desperate heart, I will wait and wait for change in the party."