Former President Park Geun-hye cast her vote at a polling station in Daegu on June 3rd, the 9th National Simultaneous Local Elections day. She briefly interacted with reporters after voting, emphasizing the importance of voting, but smiled and declined to answer questions about future plans for conservative integration.
Lee Jang-woo, a candidate for Daejeon mayor, criticized Heo Tae-jeong for relying on the president and praised former President Park Geun-hye, stating she called him a 'person of integrity'.
Former President Park Geun-hye will visit Gijang Market in Busan on May 27th to support local election candidates for the People Power Party. She will meet with merchants and voters to appeal for their support.
South Korea's upcoming local elections on June 3rd feature a key mayoral race between ruling and opposition parties. Former President Park Geun-hye made her first election campaign appearance since her impeachment to support conservative candidates, visiting her mother's birthplace and a historically conservative region.
Former President Park Geun-hye has made her first election campaign appearances to support conservative candidates in South Korea's upcoming unified local elections on June 3rd. She visited her mother's birthplace and a city historically linked to her father, seeking to rally support for the main opposition party, the People Power Party, which is reportedly struggling.
Former President Park Geun-hye visited Daejeon and Gongju to support People Power Party candidates Lee Jang-woo (Daejeon Mayor) and Kim Tae-heum (Chungnam Governor). The Democratic Party criticized her involvement, calling it an attempt to exploit past political scandals for electoral gain.
Former President Park Geun-hye will join Song Eon-seok, co-chair of the People Power Party's election committee, in Gongju on May 25 to support candidates Kim Tae-heum (for Chungnam Governor) and Yoon Yong-geun (for the Gongju-Buyeo-Cheongyang parliamentary by-election). This is part of the party's 'two-track' campaign strategy ahead of the June 3 local elections.
Former President Park Geun-hye will campaign for People Power Party candidates Lee Jang-woo (Daejeon mayor) and Kim Tae-heum (Chungnam governor) on May 25th, less than ten days before the June 3rd local elections. This marks her first public campaign appearance since her impeachment in 2017.
Former President Park Geun-hye visited a traditional market in Daegu to support People Power's Daegu mayoral candidate Chu Kyung-ho, marking her first public campaign appearance since her impeachment. Hundreds of supporters gathered, chanting her name.
Former President Park Geun-hye visited a traditional market in Daegu to support People Power Party's Daegu mayoral candidate Chu Kyung-ho, attempting to rally conservative voters ahead of the local elections.
Former President Park Geun-hye visited a traditional market in Daegu to support Chu Kyo-han, the People Power Party candidate for mayor, in an effort to rally conservative voters ahead of the local elections.
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