Independent candidate Han Dong-hoon for the Busan Buk-gap National Assembly by-election sharply criticized rival Ha Jung-woo of the Democratic Party of Korea, saying he dodged a question asking whether "North Korea is indeed South Korea's main enemy."
On the 23rd, Han said on Facebook, "Democratic Party politicians say that if they call North Korea the main enemy, they cannot talk, so they claim North Korea is not the main enemy. Does candidate Ha think the same?"
Han said, "If (candidate Ha) is a public official of the Republic of Korea, he should answer the question directly, but he avoided it and asked nearby reporters to take his side by calling it election interference," adding, "Does candidate Ha have no thoughts of his own?"
He went on, "Dialogue and negotiation are originally conducted with an enemy," adding, "North Korea is clearly our main enemy, whom we must suppress with overwhelming military power and national strength, while also engaging in dialogue and negotiation."