In the June 3 local elections, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, considered a leading People Power Party contender for Seoul mayor, did not file for nomination on the 8th. Oh says cutting ties with President Yoon Suk-yeol must come first and is asking the party to change its line.
According to the political scene on the 8th, Oh did not submit his nomination by 6 p.m. that day, the deadline for People Power Party metropolitan chief candidates in the June 3 local elections. Lawmaker Na Kyung-won and lawmaker Shin Dong-wook, who had been mentioned as potential Seoul mayor candidates, declared they would not run. Former lawmaker Yoon Hee-sook, who served as the party's innovation committee chair, and Lee Sang-gyu, the People Power Party district chair for Seongbuk-eul in Seoul, are said to have filed for the Seoul mayor nomination.
Oh is demanding a change in the party's line instead of filing for nomination. A person close to Oh said, "On the 7th, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon appealed that 'when we resolve the prerequisite task of normalizing the party line, we can turn the path of defeat into the path of victory,'" and added, "That position remains unchanged, and he is waiting for a response from the party leadership and lawmakers."
In a post on Facebook the previous day, Oh urged, "What meaning is there in candidate registration and a primary unless we resolve the prerequisite task of normalizing the party line?" and added, "Even if the nomination filing is delayed, I hope our party's lawmakers first prepare a setting where they can gather in one place and hold an intense, no-holds-barred debate."
The People Power Party plans to hold an emergency general meeting of lawmakers on the afternoon of the 9th to discuss changes to the party's line.