Ruling and opposition parties, by-elections, all-out war...Han Dong-hoon, Lee Jae-myung, to Busan

Ruling Party Visits Nopo-dong Market...Han Dong-hoon, 4-hour walking campaign
Supporting fire by visiting temples such as Chu Chu-ho, Beomeosa Temple, Gwangmyeong Temple, etc.
Lee Jae-myung Visits Busan Geumjeong Sports Facility, Incheon Ganghwa Festival

[Anchor]
Today (12th) is the last weekend ahead of the October 16 by-elections and the last day of early voting.

Representative Han Dong-hoon of the People's Power Party and Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea made a trip to Geumjeong-gu, Busan, side by side to win votes.

Connect with reporters to find out more.

Reporter Kim Dayeon!

[Anchor]
Please tell us more about each party's campaign schedule today!

[Reporter]
The People's Power visited a market in Nopo-dong, Busan in the morning and met with merchants.

Since then, CEO Han Dong-hoon has continued his four-hour walking campaign.

The plan is to encourage voters to vote in advance with an appeal for support as a "Geumjeong-gu longitudinal campaign" starting from Nopo Station and walking to Oncheonjang Station.

Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho visits religious circles such as Beomeosa Temple and Gwangmyeong Temple to fire support.

As Busan is the traditional support base of the ruling party, it seems that it is making all-out efforts to defend itself.

The Democratic Party of Korea, which aims for a reversal in the neck-and-neck structure, also visited Geumjeong-gu, Busan and appealed for a "one-vote event."

Representative Lee Jae-myung and floor leader Park Chan-dae visited Geumjeong-gu sports facilities and met citizens.

After that, we will move to the site of the salted shrimp festival in Ganghwa, Incheon, to help the candidate for Ganghwa County.

Cho Kuk, the leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, will focus on winning votes for residents in Yeonggwang and Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do today.

Jeollanam-do has a particularly high early voting rate.

As of 11 a.m. today, Busan had 12.81%, Incheon had 19.93%, and Jeonnam had 31.82%.

Today, the last day of early voting, voters in the area where the by-elections take place can vote at any early polling station in the election area until 6 p.m.

[Anchor]
As the election campaign heats up, the level of checks seems to be increasing.

In particular, the remarks in question came out over the election of the head of Busan Geumjeong-gu, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the by-election for the head of Busan Geumjeong-gu District Office was held after his predecessor, Kim Jae-yoon, died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

The beginning of the controversy was Kim Young-bae's SNS post of the Democratic Party of Korea.

In his article supporting the Democratic Party candidate, he was aiming at Kim, the former head of the district, asking if he would take the power of the people to provide the cause of the by-election and waste taxpayers' money.

Then, the people's power protested that it was an insult to the deceased who died of illness, and CEO Han Dong-hoon strongly criticized the remarks on social media yesterday, saying, "Let's not be a monster."Chairman

met with reporters before the campaign today and criticized Kim for saying that he had said something similar recently and that it was not an accidental remark, but a reflection of the Democratic Party's thoughts.

In the wake of the controversy, Rep. Kim apologized, saying it was a careless remark, and the Democratic Party leadership also said in an official position that they would refer Rep. Kim to the Ethics Tribunal to take disciplinary action.

It is interpreted that the government has preemptively tried to extinguish the election situation in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, which has been in a tight race due to the unification of opposition candidates.

Some analysts say that the by-election, which selects four superintendents of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and heads of local governments, is particularly meaningful compared to its size because political leadership depends on the absence of major elections for the time being.

I'm YTN's Kim Dayeon in the National Assembly.