Han Dong-hoon, former leader of the People Power Party who is running as an independent in the by-election in Busan’s Buk District A constituency, said on April 23 that he would “never leave” Buk District.
In a handwritten message posted to social media, Han called Buk District “the start of my politics and my hometown,” and said he would show “Han Dong-hoon-style politics” there.
“I have never left this place, and no one sent me here,” he wrote, adding that he would “laugh together and cry together” with Buk District residents.
“I will grow with Buk District and protect it. I will never leave,” he wrote. “I will prove it with politics that keeps promises.”
Han previously formalized his bid on April 14 by filing a change-of-address report to an apartment in Manduk 2-dong, Buk District. After completing the paperwork, he said he had decided to live for Busan residents and would begin and end his political career there.
The Buk A seat is currently held by Democratic Party lawmaker Jeon Jae-soo. A by-election is scheduled for June 3 after Jeon was chosen as the party’s candidate for Busan mayor.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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