Kwon Seong-dong "I am getting along well with Jang Je-won and we talked on the phone"

"Received a message saying 'I can't come due to constituency matters'"

Kwon Seong-dong, Acting Leader of the People Power Party, is attending the 4th plenary meeting of the Innovation Committee held at the National Assembly on the 12th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Kwon Seong-dong, acting leader of the People Power Party and floor leader, stated on the 13th that he is "getting along well" with Jang Je-won, a member of the so-called 'Yun Core Group' (key associates of President Yoon Seok-yeol). Speculation arose in political circles that a rift might have formed among the Yun Core Group after Jang did not attend the party meeting aimed at endorsing Kwon's acting leadership, viewing Lee Jun-seok's disciplinary action not as a 'vacancy' but as an 'accident.'

Regarding this, Acting Leader Kwon said at a press event later that day, "There seems to be excessive speculation about my relationship with Representative Jang," adding, "We are getting along well, and I have spoken with him by phone." He further explained, "I received a call that he would be absent due to constituency matters."

On opinions within the party advocating for leadership resignation and transition to an emergency committee system, he responded, "There are always various voices within the party," and added, "Since the acting leadership system was endorsed through the party meeting, I will listen to those voices and work to manage the party well moving forward."

When asked about a meeting with the president over the weekend, he said, "It is not appropriate to disclose whether a private meeting with the president took place or the content of any such conversation, and I am not confirming it," requesting "your understanding."

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