Yeo's Staff Expresses Concern Over "Yun Ho-jung Emergency Committee" Leading Proper Reform

"A Leader Who Will Present and Promote a Different Direction from Before Must Lead the Party"

Yoon Ho-jung, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the members' meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 11th.
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jung-wan] The Democratic Party Staff Association (Minbohyeop) expressed concerns on the 13th regarding the emergency leadership system led by Yoon Ho-jung, stating, "We worry whether it can truly lead proper reform."

On the same day, Minbohyeop released a statement after the appointment of the emergency committee, saying, "The party must be led by figures who propose a direction different from before and properly implement it."

They continued, "We have now changed from the ruling party to the opposition by the will of the people. Although 16,147,738 citizens, accounting for 47.83% of all voters, chose our party's candidate, more citizens did not support us," adding, "Some say 'Jjeotjalsa' (lost but fought well) to console themselves, but the clear fact is that we lost the presidential election and lost the executive authority to realize our values and direction."

They stated, "We must thoroughly analyze the mistakes of the past five years, fully acknowledge the people's thoughts, deeply reflect, and commit ourselves to drastic reform," and criticized, "But are we truly humbly accepting the will of the people now? Are we solidifying the vision and will for proper change and reform? We all need to ask ourselves these questions."

They added, "There are various analyses such as personnel failures, real estate policy failures, double standards, lack of strategy due to forced framing, and communication failures, and most of these analyses are not wrong," emphasizing, "Whatever the reasons, the reality is that more citizens judged that our Democratic Party and our candidate are insufficient to govern for the next five years."

Furthermore, they said, "There is a local election in two months. If we fail to gain the people's choice in the local election, the general election in two years may also become difficult," and earnestly requested, "Before the emergency committee begins full-scale activities, please reconsider whether we are truly laying the foundation for proper reform in our Democratic Party. We ask you to do your best to win the hearts of the people."

Earlier, Yoon Ho-jung, co-chair of the emergency committee, held a press conference in the morning and announced the appointment of eight emergency committee members. Alongside Yoon, Park Ji-hyun, vice chair of the party's Women's Committee and an activist from the Nth Room tracking group 'Bulkkot,' will serve as co-chair of the emergency committee.

Others appointed include Kim Tae-jin, former co-chair of the Gwangju election committee; Kwon Ji-woong, former youth election committee chair; Chae Yi-bae, former chair of the election committee's Fair Market Committee; former lawmaker Bae Jae-jung; and lawmakers Cho Eung-cheon and Lee So-young.

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