Former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo said he supports former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum of the Democratic Party of Korea.
Hong said in a Facebook post on the 2nd, "I mentioned the former prime minister Kim with the hope that the next Daegu mayor would be capable and able to work things out with the central government," adding, "Please understand that I supported Kim Boo-kyum, not the Democratic Party."
Hong said, "Busan is a swing-voter region, so the Democratic Party of Korea is giving it the Gadeok new airport and even transferring the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), but Daegu keeps voting blindly, so Democratic administrations neither help nor treat it well, as if it were an abandoned child," adding that Daegu residents need to break away from voting unconditionally for the People Power Party.
Aiming at People Power Party lawmakers, Hong said, "They are people who were elected because of the party; none won on individual competitiveness," adding, "If it helps Daegu, we should leave the party and elect a capable administrator, not a mere political operative."
Kim, the former prime minister who declared a run for Daegu mayor with the Democratic Party of Korea, mentioned former Mayor Hong on Mar. 31, saying, "At the right time, as the former mayor, I need to hear about what he tried to do, what fell short, and what was blocked, so I plan to ask to meet him soon."