Oh Se-hoon, the Seoul mayor, aimed at Chong Won-o, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Seoul mayor who will face the People Power Party candidate Oh in the June 3 local elections, saying there is a high chance he will become Lee Jae-myung (the president)'s yes-man and adding, especially on the issue of dwellings, he will not be able to say a word and will be dragged along.
That morning, Mayor Oh appeared on the TV CHOSUN YouTube channel and, regarding the president's criticism of the special long-term holding deduction for real estate (special long-term deduction), said, on this matter alone, if Chong is a Seoul mayor candidate, he must make his position clear.
Oh said the median price of Seoul apartments is 1.2 billion won and the average price exceeds 1.3 billion won. If you live in a 2 billion won apartment and sell to move and buy anew, you cannot move into a 2 billion won apartment, he said, adding that without the special long-term deduction, several hundred million won easily goes out in taxes.
He went on, on such a momentous matter, he should be able to say in a firm tone, I oppose it; the president is thinking about it the wrong way, at least to that extent, adding, he won't be able to do it, because he is a Myung-pick (Lee Jae-myung pick) candidate.
Aiming at Chong, Oh said, it will be Park Won-soon (former Seoul mayor) season 2. He said, under Mayor Park Won-soon, 1.0222 trillion won flowed from the Seoul city government to left-wing civic groups. People from civic groups entered (Seoul City) as contract hires at the Head of Team, Director, and Director General levels, he said, adding, these people are almost all arrayed in Chong's camp. They coiled themselves in Seongdong District and showed such behavior.
Toward Jang Dong-hyeok, the People Power Party leader, Oh said, candidates for metropolitan and basic local government chiefs and for the assembly who are working in the field clearly hold the view that it would be better if Leader Jang stood out less; that would be helpful, adding, since the party's founding, the lowest approval rating has come out. It would help the election if the leader would narrow his scope of activity. He added, isn't it now the time for his own self-restraint or a decision.