People Power Party Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon said of Chong Won-o, "Now that the nitrogen packaging has been torn open, the bare face has been revealed."
On the 13th, candidate Oh appeared on SBS Radio "Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show." Asked what he meant when he said at the People Power Party's central election committee launch the day before that "if we can't beat candidate Chong Won-o, that's incompetence," he said, "Once the nitrogen packaging was torn open, the bare face was revealed," adding, "It's about ethics as well, and the vetting has been insufficient."
Oh said, "It's been two weeks since I stepped down from my mayoral duties, while candidate Chong began campaigning in early March, so the gap widened during that time," adding, "Watching candidate Chong Won-o during that period, I thought, 'This person has been overpackaged.'"
He continued, "The evaluation that candidate Chong Won-o is good at the job is, to a large extent, bogus," adding, "Such claims became possible because of the development of Seongsu-dong, but the foundation of Seongsu-dong's development began when Lee Myung-bak's Seoul Forest and Oh Se-hoon's designation of a specific development promotion district brought in a Knowledge Industry Complex."
He went on, "Didn't the citizens who elected me four times do so because I work well?" adding, "Design Seoul elevated Seoul's international stature, we switched bus engines to CNG to improve air quality, and although the Democratic Party opposed these, many policies succeeded and dramatically changed Seoul."
Oh also took aim at Chong's alleged "Cancun business trip." Oh said, "Seoul city officials do not take business trips to resort destinations." He continued, "In addition, the Hangdang District 7 redevelopment was completed and residents moved in a year ago, but the completion approval has not been issued, preventing them from exercising property rights. That should have been wrapped up during the time as district mayor," adding, "Spending 70% of publicity funds on a particular outlet without explanation and brushing it off will be a lingering problem."