Unanimous Approval by the Party Standing National Committee on 'Emergency Situation'... "Emergency Committee to Launch on the 8th"

Held Standing National Committee Meeting and Passed Unanimously

Yoon Doo-hyun, Acting Chair of the Standing National Committee of the People Power Party, is attending the 'Standing National Committee' held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 5th and is making a phone call during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Hyunji Kwon] The Standing National Committee of the People Power Party ruled on the 5th that the party is currently in an 'emergency situation.' According to this decision, the People Power Party is expected to complete the appointment of the Emergency Response Committee before Chuseok and officially launch the emergency committee.

Yoon Doo-hyun, Acting Chair of the National Committee, stated this to reporters after concluding the Standing National Committee meeting on the same day.

Acting Chair Yoon said, "The party regulation proposal was approved as originally planned," adding, "It was passed unanimously."

He also explained, "The authoritative interpretation of the party constitution and the method of applying the party constitution were also unanimously approved as originally planned," and added, "Since five members, including four elected Supreme Council members, have resigned, the conditions for establishing the emergency committee have been met."

The recently passed amendment to the party constitution specifies one of the requirements for forming the emergency committee as "four or more out of five elected Supreme Council members resigning." Currently, all members of the People Power Party Supreme Council, except Youth Supreme Council member Kim Yong-tae, have resigned. According to the People Power Party, the conditions for launching the emergency committee have been met through the Standing National Committee and other processes.

Acting Chair Yoon said, "Accordingly, the proposal to convene the National Committee was also approved," adding, "The notice for convening the National Committee will be announced today, and the 5th National Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, the 8th, three days later, to establish the emergency committee and appoint the emergency committee chair."

Regarding concerns that the amendment to the party constitution is being applied retroactively to the current situation, Standing National Committee member Yoo Sang-beom explained on the same day, "According to the party constitution, the emergency committee chair acts as the party leader, and with the resignation of the main emergency committee chair, the party leader position is vacant. According to the amended party constitution, four elected Supreme Council members have resigned."

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