Top Yeo Officials Caught on KakaoTalk Messages by Media

Messages exchanged between Cho Su-jin, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, and Kim Seong-ho, Deputy Director of the Yeouido Research Institute, regarding the appointment of key party officials were captured on camera during the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly.


In photos taken on the 16th, Supreme Council Member Cho sent a KakaoTalk message to Deputy Director Kim about the appointment proposals for key party positions such as Secretary-General. In response, Deputy Director Kim said, "This is absurd, Representative Kim Ki-hyun is going to be ousted ㅜㅜ."


Rep. So Su-jin of the People Power Party is looking at a text message on her phone during the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 16th. Photo by Yonhap News

Rep. So Su-jin of the People Power Party is looking at a text message on her phone during the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 16th. Photo by Yonhap News

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According to the People Power Party, at the Supreme Council meeting that day, the new appointments were as follows: Lee Man-hee (re-elected, Gyeongbuk Yeongcheon City Cheongdo County) as Secretary-General, Ham Kyung-woo, Chair of Gwangju Gap Operations Committee, as Deputy Secretary-General of Organization, Kim Ye-ji (first-term, proportional representation) as a nominated Supreme Council Member, Kim Seong-won (re-elected, Gyeonggi Dongducheon City Yeoncheon County) as Director of the Yeouido Research Institute, Park Jeong-ha (first-term, Gangwon Wonju Gap) as Chief Spokesperson, and Senior Spokesperson Yoon Hee-seok.



Previously, Secretary-General Lee Cheol-gyu, Director of the Yeouido Research Institute Park Soo-young, Deputy Secretary-General of Strategic Planning Park Seong-min, Deputy Secretary-General of Organization Bae Hyun-jin, Policy Committee Chair Park Dae-chul, Senior Spokespersons Kang Min-guk and Yoo Sang-beom, and nominated Supreme Council Member Kang Dae-sik resigned. This is interpreted as taking responsibility for the defeat in the by-election for the Mayor of Gangseo District, Seoul.


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