Kim Ki-hyun: "People Power Party will meet public expectations with calm but definite change"

Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, said on the 19th, "We will cherish the public sentiment confirmed in the Gangseo District Office by-election like precious gold and thoroughly adopt a people-centered, livelihood-first stance."

At the People Power Party's Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Kim said, "Since the National Assembly audit was in full swing yesterday, we minimized the number of attendees and had a meeting with the President," adding, "We decided to regularize the weekly high-level party-government meeting and strengthen communication between the party and the government regarding livelihood issues." He continued, "The party, the Presidential Office, and the government will listen more seriously to economic issues and livelihood tasks, and the party will take a leading role in conveying public sentiment to ensure there is no gap with the people's will."

President Yoon Suk-yeol is taking a walk in Yongsan Children's Garden after finishing a luncheon meeting with the party leadership, including Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader, Yoo Ui-dong, chairman of the policy committee, and Lee Man-hee, secretary general, at the Yongsan Presidential Office building in Seoul on the 18th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

He said, "We will strengthen the role of directly conveying the diverse public sentiments confirmed by region, class, and generation to the President and the government without filtering," and added, "Furthermore, we deeply sympathize with the President's emphasis that 'the people are always right,' and the party will serve the people with a more humble attitude."

This is interpreted as the party intending to take a more proactive role in expressing opinions to the Presidential Office and others.

This Supreme Council meeting was the first held after the replacement of appointed party officials following the crushing defeat in the Gangseo District Office by-election. Regarding future plans, Kim said, "In response to the question of how much change our party can show to the people, we will meet the public's expectations with calm but definite change and substantial improvement."

Yoo Ui-dong, chairman of the People Power Party's Policy Committee, said, "We will work more fiercely on taking care of people's livelihoods and revitalizing the economy," adding, "We will first look after the socially vulnerable whose suffering intensifies in difficult times." He continued, "Policy innovation is the way to properly understand the public sentiment from this by-election and, furthermore, to restore the people's trust."

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