Kim Jong-hoon, the Progressive Party's candidate for Ulsan mayor, has agreed to accept a proposal from Democratic Party candidate Kim Sang-wook to redo the primary election with safeguards in place to block organized intervention by specific groups.
Kim held a press conference at his campaign office in Nam-gu, Ulsan, on Thursday and said, "I accept candidate Kim Sang-wook's demand to redo the unification primary." He added, "I will respond to citizens' aspirations to consolidate support behind a single democratic-progressive candidate and root out the insurrection forces."
"During the suspension of the primary, there were moments when I felt insulted by remarks that suggested I was unqualified, and I was pained by statements that distorted the Progressive Party," he said. "Still, I considered the responsibility to unite the hearts of citizens who hope to root out the insurrection."
Following the Progressive Party's acceptance of the reopened primary, the unification contest between the Democratic Party and the Progressive Party for the Ulsan mayoral candidacy will be held over a single day on Friday.
