The true nature of the Busan Six-Man Group for Jeong Cheong-rae revealed

Lee Sang-ho did not come forward directly, stating he was living overseas at the time.

He showed great influence within the city party, even taking the microphone from Chairman Byeon Seong-hwan during a meeting and speaking directly.

This resulted in a minority government in the Busan City Council, and notably, in the Buk-gu area's nomination process, candidate Han Dong-hoon made a miraculous comeback and was elected.

It is alleged that a false anonymous tip was created and submitted to the nomination management committee, and this was used as an excuse to cut off (exclude from nomination) the candidate. This incident led to a police investigation.

Former Mayor Park said he asked senior Lee Sang-ho to yield to younger members, which led to Kim Du-yeong being appointed as Senior Vice Chairman.

Lee Sang-ho is mentioned as a key figure in the Six-Man Group. This group was the background for Kim Du-yeong's appointment as Senior Vice Chairman during the struggle for hegemony with the old guard, Cha Sang-ho's faction.

Mayor Park Jae-beom and candidate Jeong Cheong-rae have been friends since their re-exam year. This is interpreted as a move to push out the existing old guard faction centered around Cha Sang-ho and take control of the Busan City Party with a new faction, such as Kim Du-yeong, at its core.

Kim Du-yeong, a former chairman of the SK Shipping Labor Union, rose to the position of Senior Vice Chairman seven years after being appointed as a labor committee member in 2018.

Representative Moon Jong-bok and Senior Spokesperson Park Su-hyeon refuted this analysis, emphasizing the legitimacy of the cut-off procedure.