Jung Jin-seok "Wrapping up 6 months of the Emergency Committee... The toughest time in my political career"

Jeong Jin-seok, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, expressed his reflections on concluding the emergency committee on the 5th, saying, "The past six months have been the most challenging time in my over 20 years of political life." The People Power Party's emergency committee will complete its role as a new leadership is elected at the party convention on the 8th.

On the same day, Chairman Jeong wrote on Facebook, "I tried my best every day to keep the ruling party stable and properly support the launch of the Yoon Seok-yeol government. There were many sleepless nights tossing and turning. Although the path we must walk together still remains, I must now stop here."

He recalled, "I initially declined the offer to serve as the Emergency Response Committee Chairman. I was not confident whether I could overcome this crisis. However, the Yoon Seok-yeol government was trapped in the 'minority trap' known as the president's grave, and the ruling party was drifting due to a leadership vacuum. Because the position of Emergency Response Committee Chairman is an unavoidable difficult post, I said I would take the poisoned cup."

Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is giving a greeting speech at the People Power Party's 3rd Party Convention Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Joint Speech Meeting held at Goyang Gymnasium in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 2nd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Chairman Jeong also reaffirmed his determination regarding next year's general election. He said, "If our one million responsible party members jump into the election battle next year, the entire electoral landscape will change. The newly launched party leadership must lead a do-or-die battle that will determine the fate of the Republic of Korea in next year's general election. Winning this enormous war is the only way to make the Yoon Seok-yeol government successful and open the future of Korea."

He continued, "I have many regrets as I conclude the emergency committee. Every time I see worsening economic indicators, my heart aches, and the reality of being powerless to stop the legislative tyranny of the Democratic Party, which flaunts its majority seats, was truly frustrating." He added, "Has there ever been a main opposition party that operated the National Assembly so recklessly since the 1987 regime? Leaving these difficult issues to the next leadership weighs heavily on my heart."

Then, Chairman Jeong said, "The fact that I am able to conclude my role as Emergency Response Committee Chairman without major incidents is entirely thanks to the passionate support and encouragement of our party members." He added, "After the party convention ends, I plan to visit and greet more residents of my hometowns Gongju, Buyeo, and Cheongyang, whom I neglected while serving as chairman. I envision the day next April when we will sing the song of victory together."

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