People Power Party lawmaker Kim Jae-seop introduced a bill mandating at least three legally required debates for metropolitan and provincial governors. Kim called it the "Chong Won-o prevention act."
Kim, a co-chair of Oh Se-hoon's campaign committee, said on the 20th that he had introduced an amendment to the Public Official Election Act as the lead sponsor.
The key point of the amendment is to require at least three statutory debates related to elections for metropolitan and provincial governors. Of those, one must be held no later than three days before the start of early voting.
Kim said, "I've never seen an election like this. Seoul residents are on the verge of exploding," noting, "Voters are not even being properly given the opportunity to judge what the candidates think and what vision they have for the issues facing the capital, Seoul."
Kim added, "Saying you will hold just one debate in the middle of the night because debate might be unfavorable and then call it quits is an irresponsible stance that effectively blocks Seoul residents' right to know."
Candidate Chong Won-o and candidate Oh Se-hoon are wrangling over holding a one-on-one debate. As Chong's side avoids a bilateral debate, the face-to-face TV debate between the two candidates is expected to be held only once, on the 28th, the day before early voting.