Hangang Bus, housing crisis take center stage in Seoul city audit

What happened: Seoul's parliamentary audit of the city government focused on the Hangang Bus project and the housing affordability crisis. Ruling party lawmakers raised possible corruption links to Mayor Oh Se-hoon, while the opposition defended him. Key numbers: Alleged bribes of 1.5 billion won ($1.11 million) to Why it matters: Rep. Park Ju-min said the allegations could escalate into an administrative-level cover-up and that Oh's involvement cannot be ruled out. Oh blamed the Lee administration's housing regulations for undermining policy predictability and overheating the Seoul market.

Seoul's parliamentary audit of the city government focused on the Hangang Bus project and the housing affordability crisis. Ruling party lawmakers raised possible corruption links to Mayor Oh Se-hoon, while the opposition defended him.

Rep. Park Ju-min said the allegations could escalate into an administrative-level cover-up and that Oh's involvement cannot be ruled out. Oh blamed the Lee administration's housing regulations for undermining policy predictability and overheating the Seoul market.