Bareunmirae Party Pro-Leadership Faction Decides Not to Discuss 'Son Hak-gyu's Position' Until Ahn Returns

Procedure for Electing Floor Leader Postponed by One Week
"Will Reemerge as a Third Centrist Reform Party"
"Ahn Cheol-soo Will Naturally Return to Bareunmiraedang"

Bareunmirae Party pro-leadership faction lawmakers are meeting at the National Assembly on the 7th. During the meeting, they discussed former leader Ahn Cheol-soo's return to politics and the leadership system of Bareunmirae Party leader Sohn Hak-kyu. Attending the meeting were lawmakers Chae I-bae (from left), Lim Jae-hoon, Park Joo-sun, Joo Seung-yong, Kim Dong-cheol, Kim Sang-sik, and Choi Do-ja. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The pro-party leadership members of the Bareunmirae Party decided on the 7th not to bring up the issue of Chairman Sohn Hak-kyu's position until former lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo returns.

Lawmakers Kim Dong-chul, Kim Sung-sik, Park Joo-sun, Lim Jae-hoon, Joo Seung-yong, Chae Yi-bae, and Choi Do-ja held a meeting at the National Assembly that morning to discuss Chairman Sohn's resignation, the formation of a provisional committee, and the election of a successor floor leader.

Immediately after the meeting, they told reporters, "Chairman Sohn has said he would step down once former lawmaker Ahn returns," and added, "It is expected to be sometime next week, and we agreed not to raise the issue of his position any further until then so that Chairman Sohn can make his own decision when Ahn returns."

Regarding the election of the floor leader, they said, "The Ahn Cheol-soo faction expressed the opinion that they would like the acting floor leader to maintain authority until former lawmaker Ahn returns," and added, "The Ahn faction requested a week’s time, and we decided to postpone the floor leader election procedure until then."

On the party’s future direction, they emphasized, "We will do our utmost to gather the capabilities of both internal and external forces within the party, as well as the young future generation, so that we can be reborn as a third centrist reform party," and added, "Through this, we will do our best to regain the lost public trust once again."

Lawmaker Chae stated regarding former lawmaker Ahn’s return to the Bareunmirae Party, "Since former lawmaker Ahn is a member and belongs to the Bareunmirae Party, it is natural that he returns to the party," and added, "There is no room for disagreement on that point."

Regarding contact with former lawmaker Ahn, Lawmaker Chae said, "As far as I know, he is currently not communicating with lawmakers within the party," and added, "I am understanding the situation indirectly through people who are in contact with him."

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