Handonghun: "Those Who Make Extreme Remarks That Do Not Resonate with the Public Have No Place in the Party"

Han Dong-hoon, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, stated on the 5th, "Those who engage in extreme hateful speech and behavior that the public does not empathize with at all will have no place in our party."

Chairman Han said this during the New Year's ceremony held at the Yeouido party headquarters, stating, "Our party will work with many people who have diverse thoughts, but inclusion is based on at least a minimum level of discipline."

He added, "Since this is a place where diverse people gather, such speech and behavior may occur, but each time, our party will respond swiftly and firmly," emphasizing, "Such responses are exactly how our party, how we, show the public who we are clearly."

The People Power Party announced that it would discuss disciplinary action against Heo Sik, Chairman of the Incheon City Council affiliated with the People Power Party, who distributed a newspaper disparaging the May 18 Democratic Uprising to city council members, following Chairman Han's directive the previous night.

Handonghun, Emergency Response Committee Chairman, Holding Up Sneakers
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Chairman Han pointed out, "Extreme conflict and hateful sentiments are highly contagious, so if we do not respond quickly and strictly, they will spread rapidly, become mainstream, and that is the path to ruin."

He emphasized, "So-called 'Gaeddal (hardcore supporters of Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea) totalitarianism,' which pushes aside decades of reasonable thinking and becomes mainstream, must have no foothold in our People Power Party."

Chairman Han said, "We are a public party, and I am a public figure," adding, "We are subjects of support and encouragement, but also of scrutiny and criticism."

At the ceremony, the party secretariat staff presented red sneakers matching the party color, symbolizing 'Victory in the 2024 General Election,' to Chairman Han, Floor Leader Yoon Jae-ok, Policy Committee Chairman Yoo Ui-dong, and Secretary-General Jang Dong-hyuk.

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