Yoon-Kwon Seongdong Weekend Meeting on 'Lee Jun-seok Disciplinary Measures' Resolution Plan

Rep. Kwon Meets President Yoon to Explain 'Acting Duty System' Reason
Yoon: "Proceed According to Party Rules"... Emphasis on Reflecting Yoon's Intentions

Kwon Seong-dong, Acting Party Leader and Floor Leader of the People Power Party. / Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Ju-hee] It has been reported that President Yoon Seok-yeol and Kwon Seong-dong, acting leader of the People Power Party and floor leader, discussed measures to manage the disciplinary action related to Lee Jun-seok's alleged sexual bribery on the 10th. After the party's ethics committee imposed a six-month suspension of Lee's party membership on the 8th, the situation within the party escalated rapidly, and it appears they relied on 'Yunsim (尹心)' as a stabilization measure.

According to ruling party sources on the 12th, Floor Leader Kwon met President Yoon at a location in Seoul and expressed the opinion that Lee's suspension of party membership should be regarded as an 'accident' rather than a 'vacancy' of the party leader position, and accordingly, moving to a 'acting leadership system' is appropriate.

President Yoon initially considered the possibility of holding an early party convention but reportedly changed his stance to respect the interpretation of the party constitution and regulations after hearing Acting Leader Kwon's explanation. As a legal professional, President Yoon is said to believe that the process should proceed strictly according to the party constitution and regulations.

The day after meeting President Yoon, on the 11th, Floor Leader Kwon consecutively held the Supreme Council meeting, gatherings of first-term, re-elected, and senior lawmakers, and a general assembly of lawmakers, adopting a resolution to establish the acting party leader system. Because of this, there was an interpretation that 'Yunsim' influenced the decision to adopt the acting leadership system.

Floor Leader Kwon was reserved about the meeting with President Yoon. After a meeting of ruling and opposition floor leaders chaired by National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo at the National Assembly that day, Kwon told reporters, "It is inappropriate to discuss the timing, occurrence, or content of an unofficial meeting with the president."

Since Floor Leader Kwon did not deny the question, it seems highly likely that the meeting with President Yoon did take place. The presidential office also did not issue an official statement denying the reports about the meeting.

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