Conflict Over Primary Rules Nears Explosion... Jang Sung-min "I Will Propose Yoon Seok-yeol's Expulsion to the Leadership"

"If the anti-democratic primary rules are not corrected, Jeong Hong-won will become a symbol of unfairness and anti-democracy"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Jang Sung-min, a former lawmaker and presidential candidate of the People Power Party, strongly warned the party's presidential election management committee on the 4th regarding the 'reverse selection prevention clause' and other issues. Jang also expressed his intention to demand the expulsion of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.

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

On the same day, Jang posted on social media (SNS), "Many candidates have raised disagreements about the primary election method and the behavior of the election management committee yesterday and today. I, as a candidate, recognize that such undemocratic primaries are anti-democratic methods. If a primary is prepared as a mere formality for a specific person like now, participating in such anti-democratic and undemocratic primaries would be an act of abandoning the democratic values I have cherished as dearly as life itself, and I fear it will remain as a trace of a cowardly life." He added, "I will neither tolerate the anti-democratic behavior of the election committee chairman siding with a specific candidate as it is now, nor will I hesitate to strongly recommend to the party leadership the expulsion of former Yoon Seok-yeol, who aims to become a candidate without even a single TV debate."

He warned, "Together with all candidates including Hong Joon-pyo and Yoo Seung-min, I will correct the current unfair and anti-democratic primary rules and restore party democracy," and added, "I hope Election Committee Chairman Jeong Hong-won does not become a symbol of unfairness and anti-democracy."

Earlier on the same day, Jang stated in a separate SNS post, "It has been confirmed that the People Power Party's presidential primary election management committee effectively held a vote on the 3rd regarding the reverse selection prevention clause, resulting in a tie of 6 to 6 for and against." He said, "The reverse selection prevention clause issue was rejected yesterday." He criticized, "Chairman Jeong Hong-won interpreted this as a hearing of opinions and said in a briefing after the meeting that 'opinions are evenly divided. We decided to reach a conclusion again as soon as possible.' Such a decision is in direct opposition to party democracy."

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