New Emergency Committee with 9-10 Members... Announcement Possibly Tomorrow

Jin Jeong-seok "Composed Including Both Inside and Outside the Assembly"... 'Joo Ho-young Emergency Committee' Members Are 'Excluded'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, announced on the 12th that the size of the emergency committee will be set at 9 to 10 members, and that the appointments will be announced soon.

After holding a meeting with key party officials at the National Assembly on the same day, Chairman Jeong told reporters, "We will expedite the formation of the emergency committee as planned." He added, "Some lawmakers have suggested that it might be more stable to wait for the court's decision on the injunction request to suspend the duties of the emergency committee filed by former leader Lee Jun-seok before forming the committee," but emphasized, "We do not know when the court's decision will come, so we cannot remain in a state of vacancy indefinitely."

Chairman Jeong also added that the formation of the emergency committee must be expedited to select a successor to floor leader Kwon Seong-dong, who has expressed his intention to resign. Among the 9 to 10 members of the emergency committee, three (the emergency committee chairman, the floor leader, and the policy committee chairman) are ex officio members. For the remaining 6 to 7 members, Chairman Jeong decided to newly appoint them excluding those who participated in the previous 'Joo Ho-young emergency committee.'

Regarding these members, Chairman Jeong said, "We are in the process of appointments to include both lawmakers and non-lawmakers," and added, "We will announce the appointments as soon as they are completed, possibly by tomorrow, and will proceed smoothly with the procedure to complete the formation of the emergency committee by holding the Standing National Committee meeting."

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