Responsibility for Party Discord Leads to Seo Byung-su's Resignation as Kyungjun Committee Chair... "Lee Jun-seok, the Representative We Elected"

"I Will Not Serve as Election Committee Chair"
"Hope for Resolution of Internal Party Disputes and Conflicts"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Seo Byung-soo, a member of the National Assembly who served as the chairman of the People Power Party’s presidential primary preparation committee, resigned from his position on the 20th. He also expressed his intention not to take on the role of the election management committee chairman, which is scheduled to be launched in the future.

After concluding the preparation committee meeting at the National Assembly on the same day, Seo said, "As the chairman of the preparation committee, our committee engaged in various activities with good intentions to enhance the competitiveness of the candidates, but due to misunderstandings and suspicions arising from differences in positions with the campaign and others, doubts about fairness and objectivity have been cast upon us. Feeling a sense of self-disgust over this situation, I am stepping down from the chairman position as of today," adding, "I will also not take on the role of the election management committee chairman that has been mentioned."

He continued, "I hope that the conflicts and disputes caused by misunderstandings within the party will be completely resolved, the election management will be conducted well, and an excellent presidential candidate will be chosen."

He also stated, "I sincerely hope that the internal disputes and conflicts will be settled with my resignation as the preparation committee chairman and my decision not to take on the election management committee chairman position."

On the same day, Seo also offered advice regarding Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party.

He said, "Leader Lee is a symbol of our party and the party leader we elected," adding, "I believe that his attitude of responding sensitively to SNS, too frequent interviews, candidate campaigns, and the SNS of our party members must be corrected." However, he also noted, "Leader Lee has strengths," and said, "I want to emphasize that if we are to broaden our centrist outreach and continue to receive support from the younger generation, the candidate and the party leader must cooperate and move forward together."

Regarding the controversial introduction of a reverse selection prevention clause among candidates, he reaffirmed, "The conclusion of the preparation committee is that it is correct not to include the reverse selection prevention clause."

Meanwhile, the preparation committee held its final meeting on the day and approved specific details related to the vision debate scheduled for the 25th.

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