"Proportional List Issue Still Unresolved"…Mirae Hangukdang Supreme Council Meeting Ultimately Postponed

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[Asia Economy reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kim Hye-min] As disagreements over the order of proportional representation candidates remain unresolved, the Future Korea Party's Supreme Council meeting scheduled for the morning of the 18th was ultimately postponed.

The Future Korea Party announced that the Supreme Council meeting, originally set for 10 a.m. that day, had been postponed. The future schedule has not yet been determined.

The Supreme Council meeting was initially planned to discuss the reconsideration of the proportional representation list announced on the 16th, but it appears the meeting was postponed due to unresolved differences with the Public Official Election Commission. Gong Byeong-ho, the chair of the commission, stated that no changes are possible except for one candidate.

Supreme Council member Jeong Un-cheon told reporters that day, "Organizing work is necessary," and added, "We need to discuss the content with the commission."

He explained, "Various issues are fundamentally unresolved," and said, "It doesn't make sense that Chair Gong says only one person can be changed. There needs to be adjustment." Jeong also said, "If consensus is not formed, what use is holding a meeting? It only causes conflict and is meaningless."

However, the gap between the United Future Party, which demands a complete revision, and Chair Gong of the commission, who insists that only one candidate can be changed, is significant, making it uncertain whether the issue will be resolved quickly. On the 17th, Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the United Future Party, told reporters that "it is not impossible for the party itself to submit a proportional representation list."

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