'Non-committee flexible remarks' Oh Se-hoon "We need to think about the party's future and election victory"

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said on the 13th, in relation to CEO Jang's rebuttal to his recent mention of the emergency response committee system, saying, "It is difficult to hold a general election under the Jang Dong-hyuk system," and saying, "As a member of a political party, if you are not interested in the future of the party, isn't it actually undesirable?"

After attending the 'National Unification One Mind Forward Rally' event held at the National Assembly this afternoon, Mayor Oh was asked a related question and said, "I think it is necessary for a party member to pay attention to the future of the party, discuss how to win the upcoming general and presidential elections, think together, work together, and build consensus within the party."

Previously, Mayor Oh said in a media interview on the 11th, "If the general election is held under the Jang Dong-hyuk system, the elections in the metropolitan area will be very difficult. The non-representative system seems to be a bit more flexible."

In response to this, Representative Jang expressed his discomfort on the same day, saying, "It seems that Mayor Oh is very interested in the problems within the party. Then, I think we can change positions with me becoming the mayor of Seoul and Mayor Oh coming as the party representative."

When asked whether he had communicated with CEO Jang after the emergency committee mention, Mayor Oh said, "I haven't had a chance to communicate directly," but added, "Since it's part of the political world, I'm conveying my opinion to those who are directly or indirectly connected to it, and since I'm constantly communicating with our party members, we often have opportunities to communicate together and discuss how we can win the next general election."

Regarding the background of Mayor Oh's statement that 'effort is needed' regarding the reinstatement of independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, he said, "As you all know, when it comes to reinstatement, I am continuing to say this with the intention of asking you to make as much effort as possible in the sense that an atmosphere for reinstatement can be created when the individual's efforts, that is, sincere effort and sincerity, are premised."

In response to the party's ethics committee member raising suspicions of 'manipulated disciplinary action' regarding the expulsion of a lawmaker, he only responded, "There is no factual information regarding such specific details," and "I expect the truth to be revealed in a natural way."

Representative Jang Dong-hyuk also attended the event hosted by the Korea Citizens' Association.

However, just before Mayor Oh attended, CEO Jang moved away and the two did not meet.

Meanwhile, Mayor Oh is known to have had breakfast with New Reform Party lawmaker Lee Jun-seok this morning.

Rep. Lee told Yonhap News, “We had a conversation about current issues in the Dongtan region.”