The camps of Seoul mayoral candidate Chong Won-o of the Democratic Party of Korea and Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party traded barbs over personnel matters.

Chong Won-o, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Seoul mayor (left), and Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, attend the Korea Forum at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 30th and talk. /Courtesy of News1

Lee Jeong-heon, chief spokesperson for candidate Chong Won-o, said in a commentary on the 1st, "Looking at the lineup of Oh Se-hoon's camp, you have to rub your eyes, wondering if it's not Yoon Suk-yeol's camp," adding, "We cannot help but doubt the sincerity of candidate Oh, who had tried to distance himself from the insurrectionist forces with the 'cut-Yoon show.'"

He went on, "Rep. Kim Jae-seop, the 'negative man' who skipped the first vote on the impeachment bill against Yoon Suk-yeol, is leading Oh Se-hoon's camp as a senior co-chair," adding, "Senior co-chair Yoon Hee-sook is also the person who encouraged Yoon Suk-yeol to join the People Power Party, allowing the party to degenerate into an insurrection party."

The chief spokesperson also said, "Just looking at the key figures working with candidate Oh Se-hoon shows clearly that Oh's camp is 'Team Yoon Suk-yeol,'" adding, "Is the end of the seemingly earnest 'cut-Yoon show' Team Yoon Suk-yeol? We hope for a sincere answer before the citizens of Seoul."

By contrast, spokesperson Park Yong-chan for candidate Oh Se-hoon said, "It is overflowing with Park Won-soon's people to the point that it is confusing whether it is Chong Won-o's camp or Park Won-soon's camp," adding, "If candidate Chong becomes mayor of Seoul, the city coffers will once again be reduced to an ATM for civic groups."

He added, "Rep. Lee In-young, the senior co-chair who is commanding candidate Chong's campaign, was the senior co-head of Park Won-soon's campaign headquarters in the 2011 Seoul mayoral election," and said, "The same goes for Rep. Cheon Jun-ho of the Democratic Party, who served as a political deputy mayor under former Mayor Park Won-soon."

Park, the spokesperson, also said, "Park Won-soon's people have faced criticism for leading the creation of a corrupt ecosystem that sucked up citizens' tax money," adding, "If candidate Chong becomes mayor of Seoul, 'Park Won-soon's lost 10 years' will, unfortunately, be repeated yet again."

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