Former Buan County Mayor Park Jeong-hyun, who had announced his candidacy for the Chungnam governor's position in the upcoming local elections on June 3, has reversed his decision, stating his intent to support fellow candidate Park Soo-hyun. In a press conference held at the Chungnam Provincial Office, Park emphasized that he has received numerous calls from citizens in the regions of Buan, Gongju, and Cheongyang urging him to unite rather than compete with regional counterparts. He acknowledged the importance of collaboration to face the conservative administration in the forthcoming hard-fought elections, declaring that they need to create a viable force for victory rather than make individual bids.