People Power Party's 'Candidate Verification Team' Ultimately Forms 'Negative Response Organization' Under Leadership

From the 'Verification Team' to the 'Negative Response' Organization
Leadership → Election Commission → Leadership to Be Formed

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The People Power Party has decided to establish a negative response team for presidential candidates in relation to next year's presidential election.

On the 6th, after a private meeting with presidential candidate former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, told reporters, "We are considering creating a negative response team that the party can operate until the general election," adding, "There was consensus at the Supreme Council to create a negative response team to counter politically aggressive attacks against our party."

Initially, Lee proposed establishing a verification team under the Supreme Council. However, when neutrality controversies arose, the option of placing it under the Election Commission was considered. The matter then returned to the Supreme Council. Regarding this, Lee explained in a public statement at the Supreme Council, "Election Commission Chairman Jeong Hong-won mentioned that due to the Election Commission's heavy workload, it would be preferable for the party leadership to handle this matter."

As the verification organization has changed into a negative response team, internal verification functions are expected to weaken.

Lee explained, "When the verification team was first proposed, there were parts that could cause misunderstandings, so I suggested that the Election Commission, which everyone recognizes as fair, should handle it to prevent controversies over fairness and neutrality. However, as we saw yesterday, due to rules such as those for the primaries, I thought it would be difficult to carry out even that."

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