Park Kwang-on: "I don't think it ended with Yoon Gwan-seok and Lee Seong-man leaving the party... We will reform and change"

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 3rd regarding the resignation of lawmakers Yoon Kwan-seok and Lee Sung-man, "I do not think that this incident has ended or that the difficulties have been overcome just because the two lawmakers resigned," and added, "We will prepare thorough measures to ensure fairness and transparency in internal party elections."

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

After the party meeting held at the National Assembly in the afternoon, Floor Leader Park met with reporters and said, "On behalf of all lawmakers, I sincerely apologize once again regarding this matter."

He continued, "We humbly accept the criticisms and remarks directed at our party and pledge to do our best to reform and change moving forward."

At the 'Reform Lawmakers' Meeting,' held for the first time since Floor Leader Park took office, lawmakers exchanged opinions through 25 rounds of free discussion over three hours. The Democratic Party decided to derive reform measures through various opportunities for discussion, including a one-night, two-day workshop in the future.

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