'Yunhaekgwan' Kwon Seong-dong and Jang Je-won "Let's Join Forces"... Working to Quell Discord Rumors

Two People Talked for About 1 Hour and 20 Minutes Without Any Attendees

People Power Party lawmaker Jang Je-won (left) and Kwon Seong-dong, acting party leader and floor leader, are answering reporters' questions after having a lunch meeting at a restaurant in Yeouido, Seoul on the 15th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] Within the People Power Party, Kwon Seong-dong, acting party leader and floor leader classified as a 'Yun Hae-gwan' (key associate of President Yoon Seok-yeol), and Assemblyman Jang Je-won had lunch on the 15th to quell recent rumors of conflict.

Acting leader Kwon and Assemblyman Jang met at a restaurant in Yeouido, Seoul, and had lunch for about 1 hour and 20 minutes without any other attendees.

After the lunch, at a meeting with reporters, Acting Leader Kwon stated, "We briefly discussed how to join forces going forward to properly support the Yoon Seok-yeol administration."

When asked, "Did you reach a consensus regarding the party’s direction and resolving confusion?" Acting Leader Kwon replied, "Since the leadership system of the party has already been decided, we did not discuss that."

Regarding measures for the decline in President Yoon’s approval ratings, Acting Leader Kwon said, "We never talked about that," adding, "As we led the birth of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, the administration must succeed for the party to survive, and for Assemblyman Jang and me as politicians to receive proper evaluation from the public. So, we just agreed to continue working together for the success of the Yoon administration, which is the usual conversation."

Assemblyman Jang explained, "Today, we talked about the events during President Yoon’s election process over the past year and the work we have done together over 15 years in politics," adding, "We agreed that under any circumstances, we will fully support President Yoon’s success."

When asked about the rumors of discord, Acting Leader Kwon emphasized, "We never talked about that," and said, "We had a conversation as usual."

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