Go Young-in "Pushing for Amendment of Article 80 of Party Constitution, Public Sentiment May Turn Against"

Opposition Expressed to 'Article 80 of the Party Charter Amendment'
Opinions Being Gathered Among First-Term Members

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Ko Young-in, a candidate for the Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated regarding the controversial 'Amendment of Party Constitution Article 80' within the party, "This is a matter that could potentially cause public sentiment to turn against us again, so we must be very cautious."

On the 17th, Ko said on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' program, "During the recent Seoul and Busan by-elections, we (the Democratic Party) nominated candidates through a reckless amendment of the party constitution, which actually resulted in a major disaster. But this current discussion is no different from repeating that process."

He explained, "In the current Article 80, Paragraph 3 of the party constitution, there is a clause that allows the Ethics Committee to cancel or suspend disciplinary actions if there is political oppression or unfair reasons. I believe this provides sufficient means to respond."

He added, "I hope and urge the Emergency Response Committee to carefully consider this part today as well."

He also mentioned that there were discussions among first-term lawmakers to gather consensus. Ko said, "Since I am currently active as a lawmaker, I have not been directly involved, but I understand that discussions have taken place. I have heard that among second- and third-term lawmakers, there is a somewhat strong negative sentiment toward the amendment."

On this day, the Democratic Party's Emergency Response Committee planned to discuss the 'Amendment of Party Constitution Article 80' proposal, which was approved by the previous preparatory committee the day before.

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