Oh Se-hoon visits the National Assembly and says, “The general election is approaching... the best we can do to unify national power.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Soo-yoon and Kim Jeong-jin = Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said on the 24th, "The general election is now approaching. We will give comfort to the people when the People Power Party appears united and integrated rather than divided."

Mayor Oh attended the '2026 Photojournalist Family Sports Festival' held at the National Assembly Stadium on the day after his dramatic survival after being acquitted in the appeal trial on charges of violating the Political Fund Act, and after attending and giving a congratulatory speech, he answered reporters' questions about his future role within the party as follows.

He emphasized, “The current Lee Jae-myung administration is causing a lot of concern to the people, including the real estate issue,” and added, “(The People Power Party) must become a political party that presents alternatives with a unified force.”

He continued, “To that end, I will do my best to bring together the hearts of people with slightly different thoughts and different philosophies.”

He called for "restraint from the ruling party" in response to the hardliners within the Democratic Party of Korea and some in the ruling party, including the Fatherland Innovation Party, who are increasingly demanding the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae over Mayor Oh's appeal trial acquittal on charges of violating the political fund law.

Mayor Oh criticized, "Some in the Democratic Party are frequently making comments that seem to mistakenly believe that the elected power is above the three powers under the pretense of being an elected power," and added, "Such remarks are truly outrageous remarks that are not found anywhere in constitutional textbooks."

He said, “Judiciary independence is preserved when the other two powers respect it and when the executive and legislative powers are not wielded carelessly,” adding, “We urge the executive and legislative powers to refrain from wielding excessive power based on the current majority party.”

When asked what kind of long-term preparations he would make as a strong presidential candidate, Mayor Oh answered by saying that he would focus on the immediate city affairs of Seoul.

He said, "We will definitely make Seoul a 'special city with quality of life'" and "Life expectancy is increasing, but healthy life expectancy is decreasing little by little. We will take care of the physical and mental health of citizens through Wrist Doctor 9988, Loneliness Goodbye 120, and Mind Convenience Store."

When asked about his message to the Lee Jae-myung government, he said, "It is a problem that the real estate market's sales prices are rising, but the common people and the vulnerable class are suffering due to the 'triple strength' of rising monthly rent prices. The solution is a change in the policy that excessively enforces actual residence.

He continued, “I will continue to raise my voice, make suggestions to reduce the suffering of the common people, and propose policy alternatives to implement them.”

Meanwhile, Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok and floor leader Han Byeong-do, People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk and Secretary-General Jeong Hee-yong also attended the sports competition on this day.

In his congratulatory address, Representative Kim mentioned the recent incident in which his notebook notes were captured by media cameras at the plenary session of the National Assembly and said, "Actually, my favorite thing is my cell phone, but since I can't see it inside the National Assembly these days, it's fun to take out my notebook," and took out a notebook from his jacket pocket.

He continued, “I thought, ‘If I look at it this briefly, it won’t be filmed,’ or, ‘This won’t come out,’ but (media cameras) are almost at the level of K-Defense, so I’m scared these days,” and said, “Thank you for always working hard.”

In his congratulatory speech, Representative Jang said, “Uncharacteristically, the same party leader has attended this event for two consecutive years,” highlighting the fact that he is about to become the “longest-serving leader of the People Power Party.”

In addition, he expressed his gratitude by saying, “You are recording every scene of the history of the Republic of Korea and the lives of its people.”