Democratic Party Emergency Committee Takes Full Responsibility for Local Election Defeat and Resigns... 'Successor Leadership to Be Decided Through General Assembly' (Update)

Yun Hojung "Thankful to the People Who Raised the Switch for the Democratic Party's Greater Reform and Bold Innovation"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Naju-seok and Gu Chae-eun] The Democratic Party of Korea decided on the 2nd that all members of the Emergency Response Committee will resign to take responsibility for the June 1 local elections. The new leadership will be established through a party caucus and other meetings.

The Democratic Party's Emergency Response Committee held a closed meeting on the morning of the same day to discuss follow-up measures after the local election defeat and then announced the total resignation of the leadership.

Yoon Ho-jung, co-chairman of the Democratic Party's Emergency Response Committee, said at a press conference, "All members of the Democratic Party's Emergency Response Committee have decided to take responsibility for the local election results and resign en masse," adding, "We first apologize to the citizens and party members who supported us despite this election defeat."

He continued, "We thank the citizens who have raised the whip for greater reform and bold innovation of the Democratic Party," and added, "We also apologize to the 2,974 candidates who did their best until the very end."

The new leadership will be established through a party caucus and other meetings.

Chairman Yoon said, "The new party leadership, which will prepare for the presidential and local election evaluations and the regular party convention, will be formed through the party caucus, the Executive Committee, and the Central Committee."

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