Ha Tae-kyung "In this state, another injunction before Chuseok"... Park Hyung-soo "Gathered party consensus"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 27th, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, criticized the party's decision at the party meeting to establish a new emergency committee, stating, "If this continues, another injunction will be filed before Chuseok."

On the morning of the 29th, Ha said on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' program, "The internal strife within the party continues, so what will happen at the Chuseok table?" The People Power Party decided at the meeting on the 27th to maintain the emergency committee system but amend the party rules to establish a new emergency committee.

He pointed out, "Even after coming to power, our party has only engaged in power struggles and internal conflicts, staying up all night blaming each other and claiming to be the real power by putting the president forward, making the party dysfunctional. Who would like President Yoon or evaluate him as 'doing well' with this?" He added, "Maintaining the emergency committee system is a very serious burden on President Yoon as well."

He emphasized that the emergency committee should be dissolved and a new leadership elected following the partial acceptance of the court's injunction. Ha said, "Trying to have another emergency committee to oust Representative Lee Jun-seok is not a solution because it has been struck down by the court," and "How to create a new leadership system is a difficult task, but we must recognize that the Lee Jun-seok faction holds a stake in our party through negotiations."

On the other hand, Park Hyung-soo, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, appeared on the same radio program and emphasized the legitimacy of the decision made at the party meeting. He said, "We had long discussions and everyone had a very serious perception, engaging in heated debates," and "Everyone expressed their opinions sufficiently, and the party meeting collectively reached a consensus."

The People Power Party will discuss amendments to the party rules to form a new emergency committee starting next week. Spokesperson Park explained, "In the process of interpreting the injunction decision, it was judged that 'this is not an emergency situation,' so we want to clarify that part," and "We intend to create regulations related to emergency situations to eliminate any room for interpretation."

Regarding criticism that this directly challenges the court's judgment, he responded, "It is not a challenge; we have no choice but to accept the court's decision. Chairman Joo Ho-young not performing his duties after the decision is accepting the ruling."

He added, "This ruling is a temporary injunction, so it is a very provisional decision," and "Since this is not a main or final judgment, we plan to file objections or appeals regarding differing views."

When asked when the amendment to the party rules would be submitted to the Standing National Committee, he said, "The party's policy bureau is organizing scenarios regarding that," but in response to the question of whether it would be before or after Chuseok, he replied, "It is difficult to say exactly yet."

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