On the 2nd, a day before the 6·3 local elections, People Power Party Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon visited southwestern and northwestern Seoul, including Yongsan District and Yangcheon District, continuing a "48-hour do-or-die stump tour."
Meeting citizens on the stump that day, candidate Oh appealed that voters should judge President Lee Jae-myung's failure in housing policy and the administration's unilateral drive.
At 8 a.m. that day, candidate Oh began his schedule by greeting commuters at Yeouido Station on Seoul Subway Line 5. He then traveled across the northwestern parts of Seoul, including Yongsan District, Mapo District and Jung District, and the southwestern parts, including Yangcheon District, Guro District and Geumcheon District, continuing his campaign. Since the previous day, Oh has been carrying out a "do-or-die stump tour," meaning he will visit all 25 autonomous districts of Seoul.
Throughout the day's schedule, candidate Oh criticized the current administration's housing policy.
At a rally in Eunpyeong District, Seoul, candidate Oh said, "If sharply rising jeonse and monthly rents are not corrected, a real catastrophe is expected in 2–3 years," adding, "Only when we make the president think 'This was wrong,' 'I was judged by votes for what I did wrong,' and 'I need to change,' can we finally rein in jeonse and monthly rent prices."
Visiting Namdaemun Market in Jung District, Seoul, candidate Oh also said, "When jeonse and monthly rents go up and prices rise, the wallets of people in economic hardship completely dry up," adding, "They may not be able to say it, but how resentful must they feel toward President Lee Jae-myung right now."
Candidate Oh went on, "Your single vote, Seoul citizens, will be a safety net to correct the misguided path of President Lee Jae-myung," adding, "Your single vote can fix the misdirected housing policy."
That day, candidate Oh also appealed for the need to judge the administration through voting, saying checks on the government's power are necessary.
At a rally in Gangseo District, Seoul, candidate Oh criticized the president's remarks pointing out bias at some broadcasters, saying, "Through this election, it seems they want to seize local power and even get their hands on the press."
He continued, "Seoul is the last safety net to block dictatorship," adding, "(People Power Party) city council members and district council members all have to win for us to get things done, and that is how we can block the Lee Jae-myung administration's dictatorship, so please help."
Also that afternoon, meeting with reporters, candidate Oh criticized the president's remarks as "dreaming of Putin."
Candidate Oh said, "(The president) has so far shown moves that nullify the intent of the separation of powers—the bulwark of democracy—from the capture of the legislature and the executive to the enfeeblement of the judiciary. I want to ask whether, through this election, he seeks to completely seize local power and media power as well," adding, "In a word, we cannot help but ask whether he dreams of Putin."
Meanwhile, candidate Oh continued campaigning without songs or choreographed dances, taking into account the explosion at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon business site that occurred the previous day, except at some rally locations.
Candidate Oh is scheduled to wrap up the day's campaign schedule after visiting Seodaemun District and Jongno District in Seoul.