Jo Kyung-tae "Kim Jong-in Should Run for Party Convention" Kim Jong-in "Do You Think I'm Someone Who Wants to Be Leader?"

Kim Jong-in, former General Election Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, is answering questions from the press while moving to attend the 'Barun Society Movement Federation, Political Reform Forum' held at the Bankers Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 24th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The Emergency Committee of the United Future Party is facing controversy even before it has begun. Cho Kyung-tae, a Supreme Council member, is strongly opposing it. On the 24th, at a press conference, he said to former Chief Election Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in, "If you truly want to help the United Future Party, it is desirable to run in the party convention according to the party constitution and regulations, rather than demanding excessive authority."

He added, "The Emergency Committee should fill the leadership vacuum that arose after the general election and manage the party until the party convention. The demand to guarantee unlimited authority and duration beyond the party constitution and regulations is an unreasonable claim without justification or logic," he criticized.

The United Future Party Supreme Council decided to amend the clause in the party constitution and regulations' appendix that stipulates 'holding the party convention by August 31' and to approve the Emergency Committee chaired by former Chairman Kim at the national committee meeting on the 28th.

In response to Cho's remarks, former Chairman Kim became furious. After the discussion titled ‘The 21st National Assembly, What Should We Do?’ held at the Bankers Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, he told reporters, "Do you think I am doing this to become the representative of the United Future Party? I am not doing this because I have any real interest in politics."

Regarding questions about responsibility for the election results, former Chairman Kim retorted, "What did I do in the election that I should be held responsible for? Did I do anything besides helping? Did I make candidate nominations? What did I do?"

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