Opposition Party Considers Including 'Player-Specific Representative Committee Members' in Emergency Response Team

Opinions of First-Term, Re-Elected, and Multi-Term Lawmakers
Intention to Reflect Them Evenly

The Emergency Response Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, taking responsibility for the defeat in the June 1 local elections, decided on the total resignation of the emergency committee members. Meanwhile, on the 3rd, the door to the National Assembly's main conference room was firmly locked. The Democratic Party plans to hold a joint meeting of lawmakers and the party affairs committee on the same day to discuss measures to address the crushing defeat in the June 1 local elections. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] The Democratic Party of Korea is considering a plan to select representatives by term to join the emergency response committee as members, in order to manage the aftermath of defeats in the presidential and local elections. The intention is to evenly reflect the opinions of first-term, second-term, and multi-term lawmakers.

According to the Democratic Party on the 5th, Park Hong-geun, the floor leader acting as party representative, reportedly held meetings by term and asked for recommendations of suitable candidates for the emergency response committee chairperson.

The reason Park is reviewing the idea of selecting emergency response committee members by term is reportedly due to the need for communication in the committee’s composition and future activities.

It is interpreted that cases such as when former co-chair Park Ji-hyun held a press conference expressing a will for reform during the local election period without obtaining consent from party members influenced this decision.

There is also a possibility of bringing in external personnel. The Democratic Party has formed emergency response committees immediately before the 2016 general election, after the by-election defeat in April last year, and right after this year’s presidential election defeat.

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