Kim Ki-hyun Meets New Party Officials, Urges Focus on 'People's Livelihood' "Lead Centered on the Party"

Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party who formed a new leadership team following the defeat in the by-election for the mayor of Gangseo District, Seoul, stated, "We will steer the party's operations to be more friendly to ordinary citizens and focused on livelihood issues."

On the afternoon of the 16th, Park Jeong-ha, the senior spokesperson for the People Power Party, met with reporters after a meet-and-greet with newly appointed party officials at the National Assembly main building and said, "We agreed to unite the party around the theme of 'Livelihood First' to restore the public's trust."

Attending the meeting were newly appointed party officials including Lee Man-hee, Secretary-General; Yoo Ui-dong, Chairman of the Policy Committee; Kim Ye-ji, appointed Supreme Council member; Ham Kyung-woo, Deputy Head of Organization; and Kim Seong-won, Director of the Yeouido Research Institute.

Leader Kim specifically requested the Chairman of the Policy Committee and the Director of the Yeouido Research Institute to "investigate and discover many policies and items related to livelihood issues." To the Secretary-General, he asked to "practically review and report on the roles, status, and future launch plans of the party's innovation body, general election preparation body, and talent recruitment committee."

Spokesperson Park conveyed these remarks and said, "Summarizing the meeting results, we agreed that until the general election, the party will unite around livelihood issues and take the lead in restoring public trust," adding, "The party decided to lead a policy agenda that is friendly to ordinary citizens and centered on livelihood."

Regarding media policy, he also explained, "We will try to moderate and refine language in political disputes between the ruling and opposition parties as much as possible, and reduce the number of daily commentaries that have been frequent."

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