Daegu mayor: ”If the president is impeached, I have no choice but to run for president” (South Korea)

South Korean Mayor Hong Jun-pyo of Daegu emphasized on the 24th, "If the Constitutional Court approves the impeachment of the president, I will have no choice but to run in the presidential election."
Mayor Hong said at a meeting of Daegu City Hall chiefs that day, "The impeachment of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo was rejected today, and the impeachment of the president will be announced shortly.
"If the impeachment is dismissed, I will continue as mayor of Daegu and pursue new projects more dynamically, but if the impeachment of the president is approved, I will run for president myself," he said.
"I have no choice but to run for the next presidential election," he said, once again announcing his intention to run for president. "I want the heads of agencies to faithfully carry out the tasks entrusted to them without being influenced by the current situation.
"Yes," he demanded.