Jeong Won-o, the Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, and Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate, both attended the May 18 Democratic Uprising memorial ceremony on May 18. This marked their first face-to-face meeting since registering as candidates for the June 3 local elections last week.
The two candidates attended the 46th anniversary ceremony held on the eighth floor of Seoul City Hall in Jung-gu as special guests.
Upon arriving at the venue, both candidates signed the guestbook before entering the ceremony hall to greet attendees. Jeong wrote, "I will carry on the spirit of May in a Seoul where citizens are the masters." Oh wrote, "Reflecting on the spirit of May and its sacrifices, I will strengthen democracy on a solid foundation."
Seated next to each other in the special guest section, Jeong and Oh exchanged handshakes and brief conversations. They later joined Jeong Geun-sik and Han Man-jung, candidates for Seoul education superintendent, to lay flowers and pay their respects.
This was the first time the two candidates met face-to-face since submitting their registration documents to the Seoul Election Commission on May 14, the first day of candidate registration.
The ceremony was attended by key lawmakers from both parties, lending support to the candidates. From the Democratic Party, notable attendees included Jin Sung-jun, co-chair of Jeong's campaign committee, Kim Nam-geun, head of the first policy division, and Lee Jeong-heon, the spokesperson and head of the public relations team. The People Power Party's leadership, including floor leader Song Eon-seok, policy committee chair Jeong Jeom-sik, and secretary general Jeong Hee-yong, were also present, with party leader Jang Dong-hyuk visiting Gwangju directly.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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