Ahn Cheol-soo: "Kwon Seong-dong's Acting Leadership Must Remain Stable... Early Party Convention Talk Only Fuels Confusion"

"Time for Party and Government to Unite Around the President as Supreme Commander"

Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of the People Power Party, attended the second meeting of Innovation 24 New Future titled "Overcoming the Economic Crisis with a Human-Centered Innovative Ecosystem!" held at the National Assembly on the 13th, and listened to a lecture by Professor Kim Kwang-doo of Sogang University. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of the People Power Party and a potential candidate for the next party leadership, stated on the 21st, "It is time for the ruling party and government to unite around the president, the supreme commander who will overcome South Korea's complex crisis as soon as possible," adding, "The ruling party must proceed steadily under the acting leadership of Kwon (Seong-dong) until the current party leader's suspicions are resolved, as decided in the party members' meeting."

On the same day, Ahn posted on his Facebook, referring to the economic crisis situation, saying, "Even if early party leadership elections are advocated without a vacancy in the party leader position, they cannot be realized immediately and will only cause confusion."

Ahn's remarks contrast with those of another party leadership contender, Kim Ki-hyun, who recently criticized the six-month acting leadership system, saying that "we must respond with an extraordinary sense of crisis." In a CBS radio interview that day, Kim said, "Our lawmakers' activities should not proceed as usual but enter a complete wartime mode," adding, "An emergency system or an abnormal temporary system is insufficient."

In contrast, Ahn emphasized, "At this moment, all members of the ruling party, including the party leadership, must set an example with a cautious mindset and unite from within to regain the people's trust," and stressed, "We must show a responsible attitude in solving livelihood issues."

He continued, "The regime change is still ongoing," and emphasized, "Although the executive branch regime change was achieved through unification between candidate Yoon Seok-youl and myself, only by winning the 2024 general election can the government and ruling party properly carry out promised reforms and solve livelihood issues in the legislature." He stated that winning the general election is the true regime change.

Ahn said, "We must start with the party's stability and harmony," and added, "I, Ahn Cheol-soo, will set an example and dedicate myself to the unity of our People Power Party and overcoming the crisis."

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