Former President Park Geun-hye will visit the campaign of Daejeon mayoral candidate Lee Jang-woo on the 25th, nine days before the June 3 local elections. This comes two days after she visited Chilseong Market in Daegu with People Power Party Daegu mayoral candidate Choo Kyung-ho to lend campaign support.
According to political circles on the 24th, the former president is scheduled to visit Lee Jang-woo's campaign office in Seo-gu, Daejeon, at 3 p.m. on the 25th. Lee, during his time as a lawmaker in 2016, also opposed the impeachment motion against the former president.
Before visiting Daejeon, she will visit the birthplace of her late mother Yuk Young-soo in Okcheon, North Chungcheong. It has been a year since she visited just before last year's presidential election. Joining this schedule are North Chungcheong governor candidate Kim Young-hwan, Okcheon county chief candidate Jeon Sang-in, and Rep. Park Deok-heum.
On the 23rd, the former president visited Chilseong Market in Daegu to support Daegu mayoral candidate Choo Kyung-ho's stump speech. It was the first time in about 10 years since 2017 that the former president appeared at a campaign rally site. She toured Chilseong Market for about 30 minutes, greeting merchants and even drawing a heart above her head.
The former president said, "I heard that many people said, 'I wish I could see you once, I wish I could meet you,' and I wanted to offer even a little comfort since the economy is said to be bad."