"The Party's Direction Should Be Decided by Party Members"… Ruling Party's Emergency Committee Suggests Increasing Party Member Vote Weight in Leadership Election

Jung Jin-seok Suggests Expanding the Weight of Party Member Voting

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Hyun-ji] The Emergency Response Committee of the People Power Party effectively formalized the revision of the 'party convention rules' for electing the next party leader on the 15th. Emergency Response Committee Chairperson Jeong Jin-seok hinted at expanding the proportion of party member voting, stating, "The party's direction should be decided by the party members."

At the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Chairperson Jeong said, "Starting today, we intend to begin discussions on how to hold the party convention to firmly establish our party's democratic principles," adding, "We will create a revised party convention rule that adheres faithfully to the principles of party democracy."

He emphasized the need to increase the proportion of party member votes. He stated, "The party convention is a place to ask for the consensus of party members, not a place to ask for public popularity," and added, "It is only natural to entrust responsible party members, who brought down the Moon Jae-in administration and gave birth to the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, with electing the leadership that will decide the party's future and direction." This implies raising the current 70% party member voting ratio to 90% or 100%.

He also emphasized, "From the time of next year's party convention, an era of nearly one million responsible party members will begin," and added, "We must ensure that these one million responsible party members become the roots of our party." He continued, "Party members in their 20s, 30s, and 40s make up about 33% of our party. This is completely different from the past when the majority of responsible party members were aged 50 and above. This is not a party member composition that is disadvantageous to some and advantageous to others," and added, "We are considering this not as a matter of advantage or disadvantage, but as a matter of principle."

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