Jo Hae-jin: "Need to Discuss with Kim Jong-in About Emergency Committee... Should Confirm Intentions Before Debate"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] As the United Future Party is gathering opinions in the direction that the issue related to the 'Kim Jong-in Emergency Committee' should be discussed at the elected members' general meeting, elected member Cho Hae-jin emphasized the need to once again ask former Chief Election Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in's intention.

On the 6th, Cho appeared on YTN Radio's 'Noh Young-hee's Start of a New Morning' and said, "Before discussing matters related to himself, Chairman Kim Jong-in needs to have a certain dialogue with us."

Previously, former Chairman Kim stated that "a four-month emergency committee is not possible." However, with the failure to amend the party constitution and regulations at the recent Standing National Committee meeting, the term of the emergency committee chairman is automatically fixed until the end of August when the party convention is held.

Cho said, "After the election, we decided to hold an elected members' general meeting to discuss this issue again and reach a conclusion. If he firmly believes 'I absolutely will not do it,' then there is no need to debate this matter. But if he leaves open the possibility of working under these conditions, then it makes sense to discuss it at the elected members' general meeting."

Cho participated in this floor leader election as the running mate of Representative Kwon Young-se, who declared his candidacy for floor leader. He said, "I want to become the chairman of the policy committee who leads policy battles rather than outside or political struggles," adding, "To properly engage in policy battles, we must accurately identify problems in government ruling and various current issues from the people's perspective, and then create alternatives beyond that."

He continued, "Since we only have 84 seats, ultimately, without public support in every issue competing with the government and ruling party, we cannot exert any power," and added, "For each issue, we plan to implement a floor strategy and policy that communicates with the people, secures their support, and competes with the government by aligning with public sentiment."

Regarding the claims by elected members Tae Young-ho and Ji Sung-ho about Chairman Kim Jong-un's death and health problems, which turned out to be incorrect, and the calls to exclude them from related standing committees such as the National Assembly Intelligence Committee, Cho said, "This is excessive interference and overreach," adding, "I believe this incident will be a lesson for them, and they will do well in the future, so it is excessive to immediately call for disciplinary action or exclusion from standing committees just because of this one incident."

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