Yoon Administration's First Ruling Party Floor Leader 'Yunhaekgwan' Kwon Seong-dong: "I Will Devote All Efforts to Cooperation with the Opposition" (Comprehensive)

4-term Rep. Kwon Seong-dong Elected as People Power Party Floor Leader
"Together, Victory in Local and General Elections"
"Yoon Seok-yeol Government Will Navigate Difficult Paths for People Power Party's Smooth Sailing"

[Asia Economy Reporters Kwon Hyun-ji and Oh Ju-yeon] Kwon Seong-dong, who was elected as the ruling party floor leader for the first time under the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, said on the 8th, "With a sense of responsibility befitting the duty, I will devote even more effort to cooperation with the opposition so that the Yoon government and the People Power Party can sail smoothly."

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On the same day, Kwon was elected as the floor leader of the ruling party in the first year of the Yoon administration, defeating Jo Hae-jin, a three-term lawmaker from Gyeongnam, at a party meeting held at the National Assembly in the morning.

Kwon will take on the heavy responsibility of supporting the Yoon government, which will be launched on May 10, and producing tangible results against the 172-seat "giant opposition party," the Democratic Party.

In the primary election held with 102 out of 110 People Power Party lawmakers attending, Kwon won by a large margin with 81 votes, defeating Jo, who received 21 votes.

In his acceptance speech as the newly elected floor leader, Kwon said, "No one can do anything alone in this world. You can study hard alone for an exam, but in politics, you cannot do anything alone," adding, "Victory for the People Power Party is guaranteed only when each lawmaker takes the lead, participates, and works together as if they were the floor leader themselves. I will trouble the lawmakers a lot from now on. And I will ask a lot."

He continued, "Only when I and we go together can we win the local elections and the general elections two years later, and become a great hope for the people who supported us."

Later, in a meeting with reporters, Kwon said, "The floor leader in the first year of the administration has a heavy duty," and "I will do my best to overcome difficult circumstances with the help of each People Power Party lawmaker."

Kwon is known as one of the closest aides to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, known as 'Yunhaekgwan,' and is regarded as the eldest among them. He is also a childhood friend of Yoon and is considered the leader of the pro-Yoon faction. Because of this, the party expects Kwon to smoothly serve as a bridge between the party and the Blue House as the first ruling party floor leader of the Yoon administration.

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