Ahn Cheol-soo Heads to Busan Due to Father's Critical Condition... Merger Declaration Likely to Be Delayed

Ahn Cheol-soo, Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee

[Asia Economy Reporters Bu Aeri and Lee Gimin] Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee, headed to Busan on the 18th after concluding the COVID-19 Emergency Response Special Committee meeting.

A representative of the People’s Party stated, "Chairman Ahn’s father is in critical condition," adding, "He has chronic illnesses and is elderly, so he has been hospitalized continuously, and it seems difficult for him to make it through today."

The official merger announcement scheduled for that afternoon between Chairman Ahn and Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is also expected to be postponed.

Both the People Power Party and the People’s Party held supreme council meetings that morning and passed the merger agenda.

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