Before the Busan Buk-gap National Assembly by-election, which is scheduled to be held along with the June 3 local elections, former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon and former Minister of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-sik ran into each other at an event in the district.
The former leader and the former Minister attended the Gupo Elementary School alumni athletic event held on the morning of the 26th at the playground of Gupo Elementary School in Buk-gu, Busan.
The former Minister, a Gupo Elementary School graduate, came to the event wearing a red jumper, the symbolic color of the People Power Party. The former Minister has been elected to a second term in the district.
The former leader visited the venue a little later, dressed in a white shirt. The former leader and the former Minister met at the event and briefly exchanged a handshake and greetings.
In his congratulatory remarks, the former Minister said, "This is Park Min-sik of Gupo Elementary School class 60, greetings," emphasizing that his mother, older brother, older sister, and younger sister all graduated from Gupo Elementary School. The former Minister went on to say, "I want to take the applause from my seniors and juniors to mean, 'Minsik, please protect the pride of our Buk-gu and raise the honor of our Gupo Elementary School.'"
The former leader was unable to deliver congratulatory remarks. The organizers explained, "Given the timing, we ask for your understanding that only alumni may use the microphone."
Before entering the venue, the former leader met with reporters and said, "As a Buk-gu resident, I came here to show my sincerity in promising the development of Buk-gu."
Ha Jung-woo, the senior presidential secretary for AI Future Planning at the Blue House, did not attend the event.