Seo Eun-sook "Disciplining Democratic Party's Approval Faction, Internal Disagreements Exist... Will Not Proceed with the Process"

Seoeun-sook, Democratic Party Supreme Council Member, MBC Radio Interview

Seo Eun-sook, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated regarding the disciplinary action against the so-called approval faction of the arrest consent bill, "Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, made a broad political judgment, and the Supreme Council members agreed to respect that, so the petition process will not proceed immediately."

On the 24th, Seo appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said that the 'disciplinary petition for the five approval faction members,' which requires the consent of more than 50,000 people as a condition for the leadership's response, would not be forwarded to the Ethics Tribunal.

He said, "Procedurally, this petition of 50,000 people is a request from party members for disciplinary action regarding the relevant conduct, so this should be forwarded to the Ethics Tribunal, which would review the matter and decide on disciplinary measures. The Supreme Council must decide whether to forward it to the Ethics Tribunal," adding, "At this point, we will not proceed with that process."

Seo Eun-sook, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Seo mentioned that opinions are divided even within the Supreme Council regarding the disciplinary action against the approval faction. He said, "There were many opinions that it should still proceed, but the leader also made a request, and within our group, there was a judgment that it is not appropriate to proceed with this issue at this time," adding, "We must consider that there are still party affairs to handle."

However, Seo emphasized, "What you should see as most important now is that Leader Lee Jae-myung, at this time and ahead of the general election, agreed with the leadership on the purpose of broadly embracing and uniting the Democratic Party beyond these differences."

Regarding the three-party meeting proposed the previous day by Kwon Chil-seung, the chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party, between President Yoon Seok-youl and the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties, Seo explained, "To solve various difficult livelihood and economic issues, the president and the ruling and opposition parties must meet together to have responsible and prompt discussions and possible solutions," adding, "I believe that a three-party meeting with the president is realistic for more responsible resolution."

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