Chong Won-o, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, formed a "melting pot election committee" that includes multiple-term lawmakers in Seoul and primary rivals. He also stressed that if Oh Se-hoon wins a fifth term as Seoul mayor, "Yoon Suk-yeol administration season 2" will begin.
On the 20th, the candidate said Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers Lee In-young, Seo Young-kyo, Park Ju-min, Jeon Hyeon-hee, and Kim Young-bae, along with former Center for Military Human Rights in Korea Secretary-General Kim Hyung-nam, joined as senior co-chairs of the election committee. The co-chairs were set as lawmakers Han Jeong-ae, Nam In-soon, Jin Sun-mi, Hwang Hee, Kim Young-ho, Jin Seong-jun, and Ko Min-jung. Among them, lawmaker Han Jeong-ae will also serve as head of talent recruitment, and lawmaker Hwang Hee will also serve as chief special adviser.
Lawmaker Lee Hae-sik took the role of chief of the general election headquarters, which is responsible for election operations. Lawmaker Chae Hyun-il was appointed head of the general situation headquarters and the support headquarters. The deputy heads of the election headquarters will be lawmakers Park Sung-joon, Cheon Jun-ho, Choi Ki-sang, Oh Ki-hyeong, Lee Yong-seon, Yoon Kun-young, and Jung Tae-ho.
The candidate newly set up an "Oh Se-hoon 10-year judgment task force" within the election committee. Lawmaker Cheon Jun-ho, the deputy floor leader for operations, will lead the task force, and Spokesperson Lee Ji-eun, a lawyer and former police officer, will serve as deputy head. The "citizen sovereignty committee" will be led by co-chair Nam In-soon.
Chong's camp countered that "Oh Se-hoon's fifth term would be Yoon Suk-yeol season 2," in response to Oh saying in an interview that day that "if the Democratic Party of Korea wins the Seoul mayoral election, it will be Park Won-soon season 2."
Lawmaker Chae Hyun-il said, "Oh Se-hoon's side calls it 'Park Won-soon season 2,' but that is 'gyeongangbuhoe' (a four-character idiom meaning to twist mismatched claims to one's advantage)," adding, "If Mayor Oh wins a fifth term, you could call it 'Yoon Suk-yeol season 2,' and this election must block Yoon Suk-yeol season 2."
Lawmaker Lee Hae-sik said, "This election is about judging '10 years of Oh Se-hoon,' and the general election strategy will follow that line," adding, "The claim that Park Won-soon's administration degenerated into an ATM for left-wing groups is a representative political offensive by Mayor Oh to use divide-and-rule tactics to cover up poor governance."