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Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on October 23 that he is "preparing mentally" for a possible Seoul mayoral re-election, according to Chosun Ilbo. His remarks came ahead of the Seoul High Court's ruling on October 23 in Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's political funds trial, where a conviction upholding the loss of his mayoral post could trigger a re-election in April next year. Kim also told Hanguk Kyungje on October 22 that he expects Oh's first-instance guilty verdict to stand. The Korea Times reported the appeals court was set to rule Friday on the case stemming from opinion polls Oh allegedly received before the 2021 by-election.