Jang Sung-min: "Anti-Backdoor Selection Clause Rejected in Yesterday's Vote... Reconsideration Raises Doubts About Election Commission Chair's Neutrality"

"Although each election committee member wrote down their position on paper, Jeong Hong-won interpreted this as a hearing of opinions"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Jang Sung-min, a former lawmaker and presidential candidate of the People Power Party, criticized the party's presidential primary election management committee for effectively dismissing the introduction of the ‘reverse selection prevention rule’ as a blatant violation of party democracy.

Former Assemblyman Jang Sung-min. / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

On the 4th, Jang posted on social media (SNS), "It was confirmed that the People Power Party presidential primary election management committee held a vote on the reverse selection prevention clause on the 3rd, resulting in a tie of 6 to 6 between approval and disapproval."

He said, "The 12 election management committee members wrote their positions on paper," adding, "Chairman Jeong Hong-won interpreted this as a hearing of opinions and stated in a briefing after the meeting that ‘opinions are evenly split. We decided to reach a conclusion again as soon as possible.’"

Regarding this, Jang criticized, "Some committee members said that Chairman Jeong treated the vote as if it never happened," and "This decision by Chairman Jeong is directly opposed to party democracy." He also pointed out that such a decision violates the People Power Party’s regulations. According to Article 12, Paragraph 3 of the party’s presidential candidate selection rules, ‘The chairman has the right to vote, and in the event of a tie, it is considered rejected.’"

Jang stated, "The issue of the reverse selection prevention clause was rejected yesterday," and "That discussion is now over." He warned, "If the chairman of the election management committee violates the party rules and reopens the discussion, the neutrality, objectivity, and independence of the chairman will be questioned," adding, "I hope they do not bring about misfortune by foolishly going against today’s spirit of fairness."

Earlier, former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min also raised this issue, criticizing, "Far from fairness, it has become a laughingstock for the entire nation. I ask the party and the election management committee, is this fairness?"

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