Yeo: "Refrain from Attending Festival Events and Remove Political Slogan Banners" (Comprehensive)

Distribution of Action Guidelines Aligned with National Mourning Period
"Requesting Local Support to Establish Recovery and Preparedness Measures"
Jung Jin-seok: "Upgrading Social Safety Nets to Advanced Country Standards"
Joo Ho-young Thanks Democratic Party and Lee Jae-myung for Cooperation

Jin Jeong-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 31st and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Hyunji Kwon] The People Power Party has requested all party branch chiefs, local government heads, and local council members to refrain from attending festival-like events and to immediately remove political slogan banners during the national mourning period starting from the 31st.

According to the People Power Party, as an emergency action guideline during the national mourning period, the party’s organization department distributed related instructions including careful attention to language and behavior, refraining from unnecessary public activities, avoiding drinking and posting on social media, and wearing black ribbons at official events.

The People Power Party stated, "As the ruling party, we ask for full cooperation with the action guidelines at the local level so that we can swiftly establish accident response and preparedness measures to protect the lives and safety of the people."

The People Power Party leadership expressed condolences by wearing black suits and ties at the emergency committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the same day.

Jin-seok Jeong, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, paid respects at the joint memorial altar for the victims of the Itaewon accident set up at Seoul Plaza. At the meeting, Chairman Jeong said, "We will conduct a comprehensive reexamination of the social safety net," adding, "We will upgrade it to an advanced country level and properly allocate the budget."

Chairman Jeong continued, "Hateful expressions stigmatizing the victims are already spreading on social media, and baseless rumors about firefighters and police officers are being circulated," emphasizing, "Now is not the time for accusations but for mourning. It is a time to share sorrow and pray. We ask that you calmly observe the government’s accident response and support measures with mature civic awareness."

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is delivering opening remarks at the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 31st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

He also stressed the responsibility of the political sphere. Chairman Jeong said, "It is our political responsibility to devise preventive measures so that such accidents never happen again," adding, "A detailed analysis is needed on the causes of the accident and whether any preventive measures were taken or not. We will take visible actions and report the results to the public."

Floor leader Ho-young Joo expressed gratitude for the cooperation of the Democratic Party. At the emergency committee meeting, Floor Leader Joo said, "I thank the Democratic Party and its leader Lee Jae-myung for agreeing to suspend all political activities and fully cooperate with the government’s accident response and healing measures."

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