Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has twice refused to register as a candidate for the People Power Party's (PPP) Seoul mayoral primary, even as the main opposition party extended its registration deadline for a third time on Monday in an apparent bid to draw the incumbent into the race. The unusual standoff has fueled speculation that the mayor’s decision may be part of a broader political calculation rather than a simple disagreement over the party’s nomination process. Oh said he will not file for candidacy unless the party first commits to meaningful reform and clarifies its political direction before asking contenders to enter the race. The PPP’s nomination committee reopened the registration window again and set Tuesday as the latest deadline for candidates to apply, with interviews scheduled for Friday. The repeated extensions were widely interpreted as an attempt to pressure Oh into participating. The move came shortly after Lee Jung-hyun returned as chair of the party’s nomination committee, just two days after announcing his resignation. Lee publicly called on Oh to take part in t