Independent candidate Kim Sung-geun has declared his support for People Power Party candidate Park Min-sik in the upcoming Busan Buk-gap by-election. Kim cited the need for a "real worker" in the district, criticizing other candidates for exploiting the area for personal gain.
박근혜 전 대통령이 27일 부산 기장시장에서 국민의힘 박형준 부산시장 후보와 박민식 북갑 국회의원 보궐선거 후보를 지지했다. 박 전 대통령은 '박형준 후보가 부산 발전을 위해 계속 일할 것'이라며, 박민식 후보의 베트남 전쟁 전사자 아버지를 언급하며 '나라를 지키는 일보다 중요한 일이 없다'고 말했다.
Park Min-sik, a candidate for the Busan Buk-gap by-election, claimed that recent opinion poll samples are politically contaminated and distort public opinion. He also stated that Han Dong-hoon's volunteer shelter may have violated election law and called for an investigation.
Park Min-sik of the People Power Party and independent candidate Han Dong-hoon attacked Democratic Party candidate Ha Jung-woo for evading the question of who North Korea's main enemy is. Park criticized Ha's security stance as "completely ruined," while Han questioned if Ha had any thoughts of his own.
Shin Dong-wook, a co-chair of the National Power Party's election committee, is facing internal criticism for cheering on rival candidate Ha Jung-woo of the Democratic Party during a by-election campaign. Shin explained it was a casual greeting, but the 'Han Dong-hoon faction' within the party views it as an act against their candidate, Han Dong-hoon.
국민의힘 박민식 후보 측은 무소속 한동훈 후보 측이 91세 노모를 조롱하고 허위 사실을 유포했다며 법적 대응을 포함한 모든 조치를 취하겠다고 밝혔다.
