Seoul district lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Korea decided to set up a "special response headquarters" within the party's Seoul chapter to continuously review Mayor Oh Se-hoon's city administration. They also plan to keep monitoring on-the-ground trends in jeonsei and monthly rents in line with the government's tax reform plan and supply measures.
The Democratic Party of Korea's Seoul chapter held a meeting at the National Assembly on the morning of the 6th to discuss problems in Mayor Oh's administration, the tax reform plan recently released by the government, and supply measures to be announced going forward. Democratic Party lawmakers representing Seoul districts emphasized the need to review Seoul's overall city administration and noted the need for party-level measures to respond systematically to major pending issues.
After the meeting, lawmaker Kim Young-bae told reporters, "At the Seoul chapter level, we will create a special headquarters to respond to Oh Se-hoon's administration," calling it "our broad plan." Kim also pointed out that since (from 2022) during Mayor Oh's tenure, some local government ordinances were abolished under the lead of the People Power Party, which held a majority of seats in the Seoul Metropolitan Council. He said, "With the People Power Party holding more than two-thirds of the Seoul council under Oh Se-hoon's administration, the TBS local government ordinance, the village community local government ordinance, the student human rights local government ordinance, and the citizen human rights and happiness local government ordinance were all abolished," adding, "We narrowed these local government ordinances down to a 'top 10 ordinances' list and set a course to restore them immediately."
He added, "Two issues were discussed: real estate taxation and supply," explaining, "Because tax-related matters require a legislative process such as passage by the National Assembly, one of the core resolutions was to closely monitor how the tax system affects the market, how jeonsei and monthly rents are affecting citizens' lives, and what measures are needed."
The meeting also addressed the mayor's housing supply pledges. Kim said, "Mayor Oh claims he will supply 90,000 homes through redevelopment and reconstruction, but more than 220,000 households will be demolished in the process," adding, "The numbers do not add up. There is a question of where 126,000 households will go." He added, "Including the jeonsei and monthly rent issue, we decided to closely monitor and discuss matters related to the housing ladder for people in their 20s and 30s."