Three candidates running in the Busan Buk-gu Gap National Assembly by-election visited the same local festival site on the 16th at 30-minute intervals to campaign.
Democratic Party of Korea candidate Ha Jung-woo met residents at the Mandeokjigi Village Festival held at Baekyang Neighborhood Park from the morning. The event is a resident-participation village festival, featuring performances, hands-on activities, and food events.
Meeting reporters at the festival site, Ha, when asked about his strategy for the remaining campaign period, said, "The most important issue is how to drive development in Buk-gu."
Next, People Power Party candidate Park Min-sik and independent candidate Han Dong-hoon continued meeting residents at the same location.
Meeting with the press, Park said he had "no thought" of unifying candidacies with Han, adding, "I won't just finish the race; I will win." Han said, "My journey in Buk-gu has already begun," and added, "I will rebuild collapsing conservatism and bring it back."
After visiting the festival site, Ha went out to the streets of Deokcheon-dong and continued greeting citizens. Han also appealed for support in places including Mandeok-dong and Deokcheon-dong as his next schedule after the festival site visit. Park visited the opening of a local candidate's campaign office.