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this local election, attention was also focused on the battle between the ruling and opposition politicians with the next presidential election in mind.
The Democratic Party candidates Jae-myung Lee and Young-gil Song, who received the harsh report card, walked a thorny path, while the victorious People's Power gave strength to the future steps of Candidates Cheol-soo Ahn and Se-hoon Oh.
This is reporter Eom Min-jae.
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Even though the victory was decided early in Gyeyang-eul, Incheon, the expression of Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party's general election, was not bright.
He ran for a by-election two months after losing the presidential election, and even heard criticism that he was running for 'Bulletproof' to avoid investigations against himself.
[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party General Election Chairperson: I will humbly accept this harsh rebuke and severe warning from the people with a low attitude.]
Rep. Lee Won-wook, who was the chairman of the party’s strategic nomination management committee, ranted at Chairman Lee as an honor that only hurts. .
Like Chairman Lee, Ahn Cheol-soo, who ran for the by-election after challenging the last presidential election, returned to Yeouido as a third-term lawmaker.
In particular, it is evaluated that, as the victory was won with the sign of the People's Power, the scope of movement has expanded to the next party and presidential election challenges.
[Ahn Cheol-soo / People's Power Candidate Bundang-gap: We will be with everyone here until the end to support the success of the Yun Seok-yeol government and for new changes (Korea).]
Candidate Oh Se-hoon, who was elected mayor of Seoul, was also the first four-term mayor of Seoul, rising to the ranks of the party's next strong runner-up.
Following his by-election last year, he confirmed his competitiveness by winning consecutive Democratic nominations.
On the other hand, Democratic Party candidate Song Young-gil, who competed with Mayor Oh, turned a red light on his future political moves.
Candidate Song declared not to run in the next general election in response to the '86 group resignation theory' during the last presidential election, and even cut off his exit by pushing himself to run for mayor of Seoul despite opposition from within the party.