Gukim Election Committee Withdraws Mass Resignations... Confusion Over Kim Jong-in's Position Reversal

Kim Jong-in, the overall election campaign committee chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Central Election Countermeasures Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Eun-mo] It was reported that the leadership of the People Power Party’s Central Election Countermeasures Committee (CECC) expressed their intention to resign en masse on the 3rd, but confusion arose when Kim Jong-in, the overall CECC chairman who did not express his intention to resign, was initially included in the announcement and the CECC later reversed this.

At around 5:20 p.m. that day, the CECC announced to the press, "The CECC, including the overall CECC chairman, standing CECC chairman, co-CECC chairmen, overall headquarters chief, and even the New Era Preparation Committee chairman, all collectively expressed their intention to resign to the candidate."

Regarding this, controversy arose over the facts as it was announced that Kim Jong-in, who was known to lead the complete overhaul of the CECC which was effectively reset by the mass resignation, had also expressed his intention to resign.

Lee Jun-seok, the party leader, also met with reporters in front of the party leader’s office at the National Assembly and said, "I communicated with Chairman Kim, and he clearly stated that he has never expressed an intention to resign," adding, "I think the facts need to be clarified, so I am informing the media separately."

Lee Yang-su, the CECC chief spokesperson, told reporters at the party headquarters, "I received and announced the information, and the content I received from responsible parties was that the overall CECC chairman was included among those who expressed their intention to resign," but added, "I have not been contacted directly by Chairman Kim."

However, shortly after, Lee the chief spokesperson said, "I heard that Chairman Kim expressed his intention to resign to Im Tae-hee, the overall situation headquarters chief, but it seems Chairman Kim is now saying that he did not mean to express his intention to resign," and added, "I understand there was a communication error between the two." When asked if it was settled that it was not a resignation, he replied, "Yes."

Whether candidate Yoon Seok-youl has accepted the mass resignation of the CECC leadership excluding Chairman Kim has not yet been confirmed. The chief spokesperson said, "Candidate Yoon is holding meetings with Im Tae-hee and others. Those excluding Chairman Kim have expressed their intention to resign for the sake of CECC reform, and he is deliberating on this issue, how to set the direction for CECC reform, and how to present a better image to the public."

It is known that candidate Yoon canceled all his schedules on the 4th. As the recent downward trend in Yoon’s approval ratings continued and internal party concerns heightened, Chairman Kim hinted at a complete overhaul of the CECC that morning. Subsequently, the floor leadership, including floor leader Kim Ki-hyun, also declared their resignation at the parliamentary meeting that afternoon.

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