Pro-Yoon Ruling Party Study Group Renamed from 'Mindeulle' to 'Gukmin Gonggam' and Launched

65 Members of the People Power Party Participated

Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the 23rd and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] The study group 'Gukmin Gonggam,' led mainly by pro-Yoon Seok-yeol ruling party lawmakers, is officially launching.

Gukmin Gonggam is a study group of pro-Yoon lawmakers, with Lee Cheol-gyu, a member of the People Power Party, serving as the general secretary. Kim Jeong-jae, the most senior female lawmaker, will serve as the general affairs officer, Park Soo-young will be in charge of planning, and Yoo Sang-beom (public relations) will also participate as part of the secretariat. A total of 65 lawmakers from the People Power Party have signed up.

For the first meeting, lawmakers will invite Professor Emeritus Kim Hyung-seok of Yonsei University to the National Assembly Members' Office Building at 7:30 a.m. on the 7th to listen to a lecture titled "Politics, Asking Philosophy - The Path of Liberal Democracy." After the lecture, there will be a Q&A session and policy discussion with the attending lawmakers.

This study group, originally named "Mindle" (Dandelion), was initially discussed after the presidential election centered around pro-Yoon lawmakers such as Jang Je-won. However, it faced the risk of collapse when Kwon Seong-dong, then floor leader, publicly opposed the group. Earlier, Lee Yong-ho, who was supposed to serve as secretary, said on a radio show, "There is some controversy about the group, but isn't it necessary to have a group that actively supports the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's policies and helps lawmakers as the ruling party to find direction and focus?" He added, "I am not serving as secretary. I have passed on the role."

Gukmin Gonggam clearly defines itself as a "study group" through discussions on current issues and policies, stating, "We plan to regularly listen to advice from experts and leaders in various fields every two weeks and actively support the success of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration."

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