People Power Party lawmaker Park Su-min announced a run for Seoul mayor. Park also urged Oh Se-hoon, the Seoul mayor, to join the primary while continuing criticism of party leader Jang Dong-hyeok.
People Power Party lawmaker Park Su-min on the afternoon of the 17th announced a run for Seoul mayor at the main building of the National Assembly. Park said, "I will break our party's lethargy and this tedious phase by running," adding, "I will start the revival and innovation of conservatism with my own candidacy."
Park also fielded a question about the possibility of resigning from the Assembly to run for Seoul mayor, saying, "In normal and stable circumstances, one can perform public duties while maintaining a parliamentary seat, but there are moments when you must let go of everything and look only to the people and the nation," adding, "Now is the latter."
Park urged the mayor to join the primary. Park said, "I agree with the innovation election committee and personnel overhaul proposed by Oh Se-hoon," but noted, "Making that a condition and disrupting the nomination process is another demerit." Park then said, "Join me in the competition."
Park continued, "The Seoul mayoral race is not just a Seoul-only election but one that affects the 17 metropolitan governments nationwide," stressing, "With our party's candidates across the country pleading desperately, we must swiftly dispel the party's lethargy and noise over nominations." Park added, "The first step is the mayor's filing for the nomination."
Criticism of the party leader also followed. Park said, "Our party must move forward into a broadband national party that spans from conservatives to progressives," adding, "We must end the frame of a camp-based party and change into a future-oriented party that represents the entire public." Park continued, "The change that breaks away from camp logic must begin not with the Democratic Party but with the People Power Party," adding, "I do not believe party leader Jang Dong-hyeok is fully carrying out that mission."