People Power Party Election Commission Launched... Composed of 11 Members Including Vice Chairman Han Ki-ho

People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok is attending and speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 26th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The People Power Party, on the 26th, announced the appointment of the primary election management committee and signaled the launch of the committee ahead of the presidential primary election.

On the 26th, the People Power Party held a Supreme Council meeting and decided to form a presidential primary election management committee consisting of 11 members. Former Prime Minister Jeong Hong-won was appointed as the chairman, and Secretary-General Han Ki-ho was appointed as the vice chairman. Secretary-General Han previously served as vice chairman in the primary election preparation committee.

Among the 11 members of the existing primary election preparation committee, four were appointed as members of the election management committee. They are Representative Seong Il-jong, Deputy Head of Strategy Planning of the party, Ji Sang-wook, Director of the Yeouido Research Institute, former Secretary-General Jeong Yang-seok, and former Emergency Response Committee member Kim Jae-seop. Former Representative Kim Seok-ki, who served as Deputy Head of Organization in the party, Representative Kim Eun-hye, Head of Public Relations, and Vice Chairman of the Legal Advisory Committee Yoon Ki-chan were also appointed as members.

The rest of the committee was filled with external figures. They include Kim Kyung-an, former Chairman of the Jeonbuk Iksan City Gap Party Committee, Moon Sang-bu, former Standing Commissioner of the Central Election Commission, Park Young-jun, former CEO of the Asia-Pacific Financial Research Institute, and Professor Kim Ki-young of the Department of Business Administration at Myongji University.

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, commented on the appointments, saying, "Following the appointment of former Prime Minister Jeong Hong-won as chairman, we have appointed very fair and capable planners as committee members," and added, "The two key words for this primary are fairness and excitement, and I have clearly conveyed this to former Prime Minister Jeong."

The election management committee is scheduled to hold its inauguration ceremony and first meeting in the afternoon.

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