Emergency Committee Activated, Democratic Party "Will Focus on Listening to Public Sentiment"

Do Jong-hwan "Will Escape Hypocrisy"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] The Democratic Party of Korea has vowed to shed its reputation for hypocrisy, declaring, "We will undertake reform even if it means cutting our own flesh." The party has transitioned to an emergency committee system to analyze the causes of its recent election defeat and pledged to fully disclose the results of a comprehensive investigation into real estate speculation by its lawmakers. It also expressed its determination to activate all internal communication channels to listen carefully to public sentiment that has turned away from the Democratic Party.

At the emergency committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the same day, Do Jong-hwan, chairman of the Democratic Party's emergency committee, said, "We will quickly escape the quagmire of hypocrisy. The results of the comprehensive investigation into real estate speculation by all party lawmakers will be transparently disclosed to the public," adding, "No one will be exempt from strict accountability. It will be like cutting our own flesh. However, we will endure it." Chairman Do also said, "We will activate all party communication channels both online and offline to hear the unvoiced public sentiment," and "We will swiftly and thoroughly analyze the causes of defeat and record them fully in the election white paper."

The meeting was conducted as a reflection and self-examination of the Democratic Party's recent actions. After the meeting, Choi In-ho, the party's chief spokesperson, told reporters, "The main topics of the meeting were whether we were fair, whether we were just, and whether we appeared hypocritical." The emergency committee also decided to plan and implement a 'Listening to Public Sentiment Tour.' Chief Spokesperson Choi added, "We intend to plan, organize, and carry out a schedule to properly hear the voices of the people as soon as possible."

The Democratic Party is also accelerating efforts to hold the party convention, originally scheduled for the 9th of next month, one week earlier to elect new leadership. Over the next three weeks, the emergency committee will focus on analyzing the causes of defeat and establishing a broad framework for reform measures. However, there are internal opinions that the launch of this emergency committee will not help reform at all. Since Chairman Do, classified as pro-Moon Jae-in faction, is leading the committee, it is argued that a focal point for a specific faction will inevitably form. In an interview with CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the morning of the same day, lawmaker Noh Woong-rae, who resigned from the Supreme Council, criticized, "If even the emergency committee chairman is selected not based on the people's perspective but on the viewpoint of a specific faction within the party, can there be any sincerity in reform?"

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