Kwon Seong-dong "New Emergency Committee to Launch Before Chuseok... Will Decide Position Independently" (Comprehensive)

"Never once clung to a position"
"Democratic Party must cooperate to improve the official land price system"

Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, is delivering opening remarks at the 'High-level Party-Government Consultation Meeting' held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 28th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyeong aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Amid increasing pressure for his resignation, Floor Leader Kwon Seong-dong stated on the 29th that "there are duties that must be carried out for the launch of the new Emergency Response Committee" and expressed his intention to decide his own position.

At the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Kwon said, "I have never been attached to my position even once."

The People Power Party decided on the 27th through a party members' meeting to maintain the Emergency Response Committee system but amend the party rules to establish a new Emergency Response Committee. In this process, Kwon claims there are tasks he must perform as Floor Leader.

He said, "There are duties that must be performed as Floor Leader for the launch of the new Emergency Response Committee," adding, "What needs to be done now is to end the confusion, and I will faithfully carry out the duties assigned to me and the decisions of the party members' meeting."

He continued, "There are many difficulties accumulated due to the party ethics committee's disciplinary action triggered by former leader Lee Jun-seok's 'sexual bribery allegations,' the launch of the Emergency Response Committee, and the injunction acceptance, which have caused overheated internal conflicts," and said, "In particular, the inadequacy of the party rules is a major reason for political confusion, so the new Emergency Response Committee must be launched after revising the party rules to minimize confusion."

Floor Leader Kwon said, "As Floor Leader, I will decide my position myself after the new Emergency Response Committee is launched," adding, "I need to consult further with the staff, but I will do my best to promptly push for the launch of the new Emergency Response Committee before Chuseok."

Regarding the previous day's decision on Lee Jae-myung as the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, Floor Leader Kwon sent his congratulations and requested cooperation, saying, "I hope that Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party will move beyond double standards and obstructing state affairs and show innovation through efforts for cooperation to restore people's livelihoods."

In this context, he also called for improvements to the official land price system through cooperation. Floor Leader Kwon said, "The forced realization of official land prices under the previous Democratic Party administration imposed a punitive holding tax bomb on the people," adding, "To restore people's livelihoods, improvement of the official land price system and reform of the real estate tax system are urgent, so I hope the ruling and opposition parties will come together as soon as possible to create improvement measures."

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