In Yohan: "I will leave the remaining 50% to the party and wait"

Innovation Committee Declares Early Termination on 7th
White Paper Expected to Be Delivered at Ruling Party's Supreme Council on 11th
"Thanks to President and Party Leader"

The People Power Party Innovation Committee declared an early termination on the 7th, failing to complete its term scheduled until the 24th of this month.

Innovation Committee Chair In Yo-han held the 12th full Innovation Committee meeting that day and told reporters, "In fact, today’s Innovation Committee meeting will be the conclusion," adding, "I believe the Innovation Committee’s activities will be fully concluded with the report at Monday’s (11th) Supreme Council meeting."

Inyohan, Chairman of the Innovation Committee of the People Power Party, is speaking at the 12th plenary meeting held at the Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul on the 7th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Chair In expressed gratitude to President Yoon Seok-yeol and People Power Party leader Kim Ki-hyun as he ended the activities that day. He said, "I am thankful that the cabinet reshuffle was carried out early before the Innovation Committee ended, creating an opportunity for good candidates to run in the election," and added, "I also thank Leader Kim Ki-hyun for giving me the chance to serve as Innovation Committee Chair and for the opportunity to understand how tough and difficult politics can be, from which I have learned a lot."

Regarding the Innovation Committee’s achievements, he self-assessed that "50% was successful." Chair In said, "I am most grateful to the innovation committee members," adding, "They worked really hard. They accurately grasped what the people want from the public’s perspective." He emphasized, "I will leave the remaining 50% to the party and wait with expectations." The "50% left to the party" mentioned by Chair In is interpreted as reflecting the intention that once the nomination management committee is launched and the election countermeasures committee is formed, there will be declarations of non-candidacy from the leadership, senior members, and pro-Yoon faction lawmakers, which were proposed as the second agenda item by the Innovation Committee.

The early termination of the Innovation Committee this time was due to conflicts arising from clashes with the party leadership over the second agenda item, which emphasized sacrifice as a keyword. Regarding this, the Innovation Committee and the leadership have been engaged in a sharp standoff since early last month over whether to reflect President Yoon Seok-yeol’s intentions. Although the Innovation Committee set a deadline for the Supreme Council’s approval of the second innovation plan and demanded a conclusion by early this month, the party leadership did not accept it. As a result, the Innovation Committee lost momentum and chose early termination.

After announcing his closing remarks that day, Chair In left the party headquarters without answering reporters’ questions.

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