'100% Party Member Vote Without Public Opinion Poll' Passes Ruling Party's National Standing Committee

Held Standing National Committee on the Morning of the 20th
Approved Original Proposal Including Runoff Voting System and Reverse Vote Prevention Clause
Finalized on the 23rd

Yoon Doo-hyun, Acting Chairman of the Standing National Committee of the People Power Party, attended the Standing National Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 20th and delivered a greeting. On the same day, the People Power Party passed the regulations for electing the party leader and supreme council members, stipulating that the party leadership will be elected by a 100% vote of the party member electorate at the Standing National Committee meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee, Youngwon Kim] The People Power Party has begun the process of amending the party constitution to elect the next party leader solely through a '100% party member vote' without a national public opinion poll.

On the morning of the 20th, Yoon Doo-hyun, Acting Chairperson of the People Power Party's Standing National Committee, convened the Standing National Committee at the National Assembly and proposed an amendment to the party constitution and regulations, including 100% party member voting, a runoff voting system, and provisions to prevent adverse selection, which was approved as originally proposed. Of the 55 members of the Standing National Committee, 39 attended, with 35 votes in favor and 4 against.

Emergency Response Committee member Jeong Jeom-sik explained the agenda, saying, "The purpose of the party constitution amendment is to establish party democracy and prevent distortion of party sentiment," adding, "Since party members are the owners of our party, the leadership desired by the party members must be elected."

Jeong emphasized, "The next leadership elected at this party convention will be an important leadership to support victory in the upcoming general election and the success of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration," and "To this end, the party leader and supreme council members who unite the hearts of party members must be elected."

Once the amendment to the party convention rules is finalized at the National Committee meeting on the 23rd, the party convention election commission chairperson will be appointed next week, and candidate registration will begin early next month, marking the official start of the party leadership race.

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