Kim Han-gil: "Shin Ji-ye's Resignation, Regrettable and Sad... Unable to Overcome Misunderstandings Overlaid with Gender Debate"

Shin Ji-ye "Mockery by Representative Lee Jun-seok Continues"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is shaking hands with former Democratic Party leader Kim Han-gil on the afternoon of November 21 last year at Kim's office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, before their meeting. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Kim Han-gil, chairman of the New Era Preparation Committee directly under Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, described the resignation of Shin Ji-ye, the senior vice chairman, as a "regrettable outcome."

On the 3rd, Chairman Kim issued a statement regarding Shin's resignation, calling it a "regrettable and unfortunate matter."

He added, "This is a regrettable result caused by the serious gender debates in our society," and expressed, "I deeply feel responsible for the reality that failed to overcome the misunderstandings imposed on her."

After announcing her intention to resign as senior vice chairman on the same day, Shin stated in a media interview that she would continue to be active in the New Era Preparation Committee. However, Lee Yang-su, the senior spokesperson of the campaign headquarters, notified that Shin had "decided not only to resign from the senior vice chairman position but also to cease all activities within the New Era Committee."

Shin joined the New Era Preparation Committee on the 20th of last month and resigned after just 14 days. Through her Facebook, she said, "The strongest resistance to me, who came to support candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, was from within the People Power Party. Even after officially welcoming the candidate and receiving an official title in the campaign, I was continuously urged to resign," adding, "The ridicule from Representative Lee Jun-seok, telling me 'Don't do unnecessary things, just stay quiet,' also continued."

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