Yoo Heung-su "Cutoff also 100% party members, a natural logic"

Chairperson of the People Power Party Election Commission Appears on KBS Radio

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Yoo Heung-soo, the standing advisor of the People Power Party and chairman of the party election commission, stated that "it is a natural logic to have the cut-off (preliminary selection) also conducted with 100% party member voting," indicating his intention to apply the same rules to the cut-off as to the party representative election.

On the 27th, Yoo said on KBS's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strongest Current Affairs,' "Since the method of electing party members and the party representative itself has been completely changed to 100% party member voting, it is only natural that the cut-off itself should be done the same way."

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Previously, the People Power Party decided to amend the party constitution and regulations to increase the reflection ratio of party member votes from 70% to 100% when electing the party representative and supreme council members, and to introduce a runoff vote. However, former representative Lee Jun-seok pointed out that "if the cut-off is also 100% party member voting, there is no reason to proceed to a runoff vote."

In response, Yoo said, "The cut-off system is intended to reduce confusion and complexity when there are too many candidates. For example, if there are 10 candidates, half are cut, and among the remaining 4 to 5 candidates, the final election is held," adding, "the representative should be chosen from the remaining 5 candidates, so how can it be considered finished? That is a leap in logic and nonsense."

Regarding the controversy over reflecting 100% party member votes, he also claimed, "There is nothing logically wrong with it," and "In the past, representatives were elected solely by party members, and depending on circumstances, various systems could be considered."

Regarding suspicions that this rule change was intended to eliminate a specific candidate, he said, "That is nonsense," and "There is absolutely no such intention, and talk about 'Yun-sim (尹心)' or anything like that is nonsense," dismissing the allegations.

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