Han Dong-hoon's "Ethnic Words and deeds" vs Lee Jae-myung's "Second Referee"...all-out by-elections

The ruling party emphasizes regional-tailored pledges such as reconstruction and redevelopment

Han Dong-hoon's 'Geumjeong Ending' Walking Campaign...Chu Chu-ho Visits the Temple

Minjoo's Support for Busan's Geumjeong...The 'regime judgment theory' is highlighted.

[Anchor]
Today, the last day of early voting for the October 16 by-elections, the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties participated side by side in Geumjeong-gu, Busan.

At the meeting, representative Han Dong-hoon took issue with the recent remarks of the Democratic Party of Korea and strongly criticized them as immoral behavior, while representative Lee Jae-myung appealed for a vote to regard the election as the second judgment of the general election.

Connect with reporters to find out more.

Reporter Kim Dayeon!

Please tell us more about each party's campaign schedule today!

[Reporter]
The People's Power visited a market in Nopo-dong, Busan in the morning and met with merchants.

At the meeting, representative Han Dong-hoon repeatedly promised that as the ruling party, he would come up with standards for reconstruction and redevelopment that fit the normalization of Baptist hospitals and the ban.

[Han Dong-hoon / Representative of People's Power: It's something only we can do with a central government and 17 Busan lawmakers. Your vote will bring about our change and renewal.]

CEO Han Dong-hoon has been on foot for four hours.

The plan is to encourage voters to vote in advance with an appeal for support as a "Geumjeong-gu longitudinal campaign" starting from Nopo Station and walking to Oncheonjang Station.

Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho visited religious circles such as Beomeosa Temple and Gwangmyeong Temple to fire support.

Busan, especially Geumjeong-gu, has been considered the ruling party's traditional dominant region, so it seems that they are engaged in all-out efforts to defend them.

The Democratic Party of Korea, which seeks to reverse the situation amid a close race, also appealed for "one vote" through a campaign to support Geumjeong-gu, Busan.

Representative Lee Jae-myung and floor leader Park Chan-dae visited Geumjeong-gu sports facilities and met citizens.

At the meeting, representative Lee reiterated the theory of judgment of the government and said, "Please vote with the idea of deciding the future of the country, not choosing one district chief."

[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party leader: If you still don't know why you were judged in the general election, you should take this opportunity to make a second judgment. Please show me the national yellow card and the second yellow card.]

Cho Kuk, the leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, will focus on winning votes for residents in Yeonggwang and Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do today.

Jeollanam-do has a particularly high early voting rate.

As of 3 p.m. today, Busan had 17.17 percent, Incheon had 24.93 percent, and Jeonnam had 38.33 percent.

Early voting will be held until 6 p.m., about two hours later.

[Anchor]
As the election campaign heats up, the level of checks seems to be increasing.

In particular, the remarks in question came out over the election of the head of Busan Geumjeong-gu, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the by-election for the head of Busan Geumjeong-gu District Office was held after his predecessor, Kim Jae-yoon, died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

The beginning of the controversy was Kim Young-bae's SNS post of the Democratic Party of Korea.

In his article supporting the Democratic Party candidate, he was aiming at Kim, the former head of the district, asking if he would take the power of the people to provide the cause of the by-election and waste taxpayers' money.

People protested that the power of the people was an insult to the deceased who died of illness.

At today's campaign rally, Rep. Kim said the same thing recently in an open schedule, and now the Democratic Party's decision to discipline him was conscious of votes, he said, asking him to judge immoral behavior.

[Choo Kyung-ho / People's Power Floor Leader: The candidate who blew more than 20 billion won during the by-elections four years ago due to former Mayor Oh Keo-don's sexual harassment, but who made such insulting remarks when he died after working hard, should we not leave the Democratic Party alone?]

The Democratic Party of Korea is wary of escalation, emphasizing that Rep. Kim apologized and said he would take disciplinary action at the party level.

Spokesperson Han Min-soo told reporters at the National Assembly today, "I don't think political strife should hurt the deceased, their families, and the residents of Geumjeong, Busan."

[Han Min-soo / Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea: Attacking the Democratic Party of Korea for its position admits our mistake, but shouldn't it make political strife? I don't think we should hurt the deceased, their families, and the residents of Geumjeong, Busan again.

Some analysts say that the by-election, which selects four superintendents of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and heads of local governments, is particularly meaningful compared to its size because political leadership depends on the absence of major elections for the time being.

I'm YTN's Kim Dayeon in the National Assembly.