Woo Sang-ho "Amendment to Party Constitution for All-Member Voting Is Not a Matter of Concern"

Democratic Party Central Committee Conducts Online Voting on Party Constitution Amendments

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Woo Sang-ho, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 25th that the amendment of the party constitution designating the vote by all party members as the highest decision-making method is "not a matter to be concerned about."

At the Democratic Party Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Chairman Woo addressed some party members' calls to postpone the vote on the party constitution amendment, saying, "I accept the concerns expressed on this issue," but added this statement.

He said, "While I accept the sincerity of those concerns, establishing this clause in the party constitution is merely an administrative regulation of a clause that existed in the existing party rules (into the party constitution)," and "It is not about adding a new clause or introducing new requirements."

Earlier, on the previous day, Park Yong-jin, a candidate for the Democratic Party leader, and 25 others including lawmaker Cho Eung-cheon requested to postpone the Central Committee vote for the party constitution amendment.

The Democratic Party held a Central Committee meeting that day and began voting on the amendment of the party constitution and platform, including reflecting the content that "the vote by all party members shall be the highest decision-making method" in the party constitution. The Central Committee vote will continue until 3 p.m.

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