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May 29, 2026 — On the first day of early voting, Permanent Election Countermeasures Committee Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk visited the Sejong and Gyeonggi regions, strongly urging his supporters to participate in the vote. At a campaign rally in Sejong's Jochiwon-eup supporting Sejong mayoral candidate Choi Min-ho, Chairman Jang urged people to head to the polls, stating, "The Republic of Korea is only a few centimeters away from falling off a cliff." He then pointed out that President Lee Jae-myung's promise to stabilize housing prices had become an empty pledge, and criticized Blue House Policy Office Director Kim Yong-beom for calling rising interest rates and exchange rates the 'cost of success,' declaring, "This is not the free and democratic Republic of Korea that we have protected for 70 years." After the rally, on X (formerly Twitter), he expressed concern that at least four constituencies were in a dead heat, asking, "Will we allow a dark age where parliamentary politics goes missing and only street protests remain?" In the afternoon, he moved to western Gyeonggi to continue campaigning in support of Gyeonggi gubernatorial candidate Yang Hyang-ja and basic local government head candidates. In Gwangmyeong, he criticized the government's real estate policies, and he also met with citizens at Bucheon's Yeokgok Station and the Culture Street in Gimpo's Gurae-dong. On the same day, Co-Chairman of the Election Countermeasures Committee Song Eon-seok campaigned in Daejeon's Euneungjeongyi Street, Hanwha Life Ballpark, and Hanmin Market with Daejeon mayoral candidate Lee Jang-woo and others before heading to Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk, to encourage early voting on the 30th.

May 27, 2026 — Following the collapse of the Seosomun overpass, the People Power Party focused on maintaining a atmosphere of mourning. Election Headquarters Director Jeong Hee-yong sent an emergency message to candidates nationwide, urging cautious remarks and behavior, while Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk only presided over the central election committee meeting and canceled all on-site schedules. A moment of silence was observed after the meeting, and the briefing by the Public Relations Team Leader was omitted. However, they launched a counterattack by taking issue with remarks in a Democratic Party supporters' group chat room that referred to the accident as a 'favorable event.' Co-Election Committee Chairman Kim Min-soo criticized the Democratic Party for focusing on political strife rather than mourning, and Chief Deputy Floor Leader Yoo Sang-beom also posted a reprimand with the same sentiment on Facebook. Central Election Committee Public Relations Team Leader Park Chung-kwon pointed out the deletion of a post by Rep. Chae Hyun-il holding Mayor Oh Se-hoon responsible, while Central Election Committee Spokesperson Ham In-kyung criticized President Lee Jae-myung for eating at Busan's Jagalchi Market on the day of the accident. Special Committee on Press Freedom Chairman Jang Kang-geom raised suspicions about the deletion of articles unfavorable to Democratic Party figures, and Rep. Joo Jin-woo took issue with Rep. Kim Dong-a's actions at the scene. Meanwhile, Chairman Song Eon-seok criticized the Lee Jae-myung administration's economic policies during a campaign in Gyeonggi and Gangwon, and Public Relations Team Leader Park Chung-kwon mentioned North Korean provocations, urging a shift to a security policy based on the ROK-US alliance.

May 25, 2026 — Regarding the controversy over Starbucks' May 18 'Tank Day' marketing, Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk claimed it was "a local election-era people's trial designed to redirect public anger over the special counsel investigation into the cancellation of Lee Jae-myung's trials toward Starbucks." During a central election committee meeting, he emphasized showing the will of free citizens who 'choose my own coffee,' defining this election as "a showdown between Lee Jae-myung's militant supporters and free citizens." While predicting that the Starbucks boycott would continue until June 3, he claimed that Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party, and his supporters would use Starbucks again after the election. He then first demanded the withdrawal of candidacies for Song Young-gil and Woo Sang-ho, and the resignation of Seoul mayoral candidate Jeong Won-o. During a campaign in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, he criticized Lee Jae-myung and his ministers for creating an atmosphere where "even drinking a cup of coffee is interfered with by the president." Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon pointed out that the president, ministers, and a political party leading a collective boycott is something that could not happen in a mature democratic society, and Rep. Jang Kang-geom sarcastically remarked that the Democratic Party would pass a 'coffee ban law,' mentioning the remarks by Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryung.

May 22, 2026 — An all-out war was waged simultaneously in the Seoul metropolitan area and the Yeongnam region. Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk held campaign rallies and joint departure ceremonies at Anyang's Beomgye Intersection, Suwon Station, Suwon Station Rodeo Street, and Ansan-gap. Following his visit the previous day to the site of Gyeonggi gubernatorial candidate Yang Hyang-ja's hunger strike, he supported Yang Hyang-ja and Anyang mayoral candidate Kim Dae-young, and also campaigned for Suwon mayoral candidate Ahn Gyo-jae at Suwon Station. He claimed, "To prevent the collapse of the Republic of Korea and restart Lee Jae-myung's trials, the only answer is the People Power Party," and argued, "The Democratic Party's Gyeonggi gubernatorial candidate Choo Mi-ae is the one who ruined the Republic of Korea for Lee Jae-myung." At Suwon Station, he stated, "The future of Gyeonggi Province and Suwon City is guaranteed when the People Power Party candidates, who will open the way for future industries, are elected, rather than the Lee Jae-myung administration and the Democratic Party, which are held hostage by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and blocking the path of the semiconductor industry." Co-Chairman Song Eon-seok attended a campaign rally in Ulsan to support Kim Tae-gyu, the candidate for the Nam-gu-gap by-election, and Ulsan mayoral candidate Kim Doo-kyum, after supporting candidate Park Min-sik in Busan Buk-gap the previous day. Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk reaffirmed his opposition to the unification of conservative candidates in Busan Buk-gap on the YouTube channel 'Lee Dong-jae's News Cabinet,' stating, "Candidate Park Min-sik even shaved his head to show a strong will. There is still enough time to rise." Central Election Committee Public Relations Team Leader Choi Bo-yoon explained that they are observing candidate Park Min-sik's head-shaving and his message calling for conservative consolidation regarding discussions on unifying candidates for Busan Buk-gap and the Ulsan mayoral race.

May 20, 2026 — Co-Chairman of the Election Countermeasures Committee Song Eon-seok supported Gongju-Buyeo-Cheongyang by-election candidate Yoon Yong-geun in Buyeo-gun, Chungnam, focusing his criticism on the morality of Democratic Party candidates. He successively raised the stock parking allegations against Busan Buk-gap candidate Ha Jung-woo, the past violent incident involving Seoul mayoral candidate Jeong Won-o, and the allegations of overseas prostitution against Ulsan mayoral candidate Kim Sang-wook. In the afternoon, he visited the protest site of Gyeonggi gubernatorial candidate Yang Hyang-ja, who was on the third day of her hunger strike in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, stating, "We must at least stop the strikes for Gyeonggi to live and the Republic of Korea to live." He then listened to traffic complaints with Pyeongtaek by-election candidate Yoo Ui-dong at Pyeongtaek Seojeong-ri Station and the LH Pyeongtaek Headquarters. On the 21st, he plans to support Busan mayoral candidate Park Hyung-joon and Buk-gap candidate Park Min-sik in Busan.

May 19, 2026 — At the Gyeongnam Provincial Party Election Countermeasures Committee and victory resolution rally in Changwon, Gyeongnam, Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk mentioned the 'Druking' comment manipulation scandal involving Gyeongnam gubernatorial candidate Kim Kyung-soo, labeling him a "gubernatorial candidate with four prior convictions." He emphasized that comment manipulation is a crime that destroys democracy and criticized the fact that a person who served a prison sentence for that crime ran for office again. Gyeongnam gubernatorial candidate Park Wan-soo criticized candidate Kim Kyung-soo for being responsible for bringing Gyeongnam's economy to the bottom of the nation, claiming that the Democratic Party has taken over the judiciary, executive branch, and media. Co-Election Committee Chairmen Jeong Jeom-sik, Kim Min-soo, and Cho Kwang-han, as well as Reps. Park Dae-chul, Yoon Young-seok, Kim Jong-yang, Park Sang-woong, Jang Kang-geom, and Park Jun-tae, attended the resolution rally.

May 18, 2026 — On Facebook, Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk stated ahead of the South Korea-Japan summit, "National interests and tangible results must come first; it should not become a photo-op for the election." Mentioning Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as a representative right-wing figure, he pointed out that Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party had sung the praises of 'spear-wielding' protests during elections and criticized summits held by conservative governments as 'tribute diplomacy.' He criticized Lee Jae-myung for playing drums in Japan without discussing historical and Dokdo issues, adding that the president must explain to the public why his stance changed after taking office. He demanded tangible results, including cooperation on energy and supply chains, the expansion of the South Korea-Japan currency swap, and strengthened ROK-US-Japan security cooperation.