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Afternoon of the 15th: Series of Meetings Held to Discuss Party Convention Rules
"One Million Responsible Party Members, Fully Reflecting Public Opinion"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Hyun-ji] As the People Power Party leadership officially announced on the 15th the revision of the 'party convention rules' for electing the next party leader, the majority of first- and second-term lawmakers within the party agreed to expand the proportion of party member votes to 100%.

That afternoon, the first- and second-term lawmakers' groups of the People Power Party held separate meetings at the National Assembly and announced this. Lee In-seon, the secretary of the first-term lawmakers' group, told reporters immediately after the meeting, "There was a very small minority opinion that changing the rules right before the party convention is inappropriate," but added, "Other than that, all attendees agreed to expand the proportion of party member votes. Furthermore, the majority favored 100% (party member vote proportion)." Jeon Ju-hye, another secretary of the first-term lawmakers' group, also explained, "The majority opinion was to give rights to party members and move toward 100% (party member vote proportion)."

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Jung Jeom-sik, secretary of the second-term lawmakers' group, also said, "We reached a consensus that the party leadership should be formed according to the will of the party members," adding, "Almost the majority of lawmakers expressed the opinion that the formation of the party leadership should be based 100% on the will of the party members." He further explained, "If there are one million registered party members, the opinions of the general public are sufficiently reflected among them. Therefore, the leadership should be formed according to the will of the party members."

Regarding the timing of the party convention, Jung said, "It must be held by March 12 of next year at the latest, which is the end date of Emergency Response Committee Chairman Jeong Jin-seok's term," emphasizing, "No one opposed the need to quickly carry out the revision of the party convention rules." He also noted that there was no disagreement about including a 'reverse selection prevention clause.'

On that day, 27 out of 63 first-term lawmakers and 13 out of 21 second-term lawmakers attended the respective meetings.

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