Former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon on the 13th revealed that he had found a home in Buk-gu, Busan, effectively formalizing his bid for the Buk-gu-gap National Assembly by-election that could be held alongside the June 3 local elections.
On Facebook that day, the former leader said, "I found a home in Mandeok, Buk-gu, Busan, some time ago," adding, "That quiet, livable place where I met middle school students on their way home from school." He also said, "I will live for the citizens of Busan."
Buk-gap in Busan is the constituency of Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Chun Jae-soo and has been one of the districts where the former leader's run was expected. As Chun was recently finalized as the Busan mayoral candidate through an intraparty primary, a by-election has been set for the area.
The former leader recently met former lawmaker Seo Byung-soo, the Buk-gap party chapter head and a former Busan mayor, and received a recommendation to run in the Buk-gu-gap by-election.
The Democratic Party of Korea has repeatedly asked Ha Jung-woo, the presidential office's senior secretary for AI future planning and a native of Busan, to run in Buk-gu-gap.