Jo Jeonghun: "People Power Party Must Be Recognized Starting from Seoul"

Kim Seondong "Opposition party faced head-on until election ends"
Hwang Woo-yeo "If public disclosure is difficult, secret documents are also acceptable"
General Election White Paper Special Committee listens to causes of Seoul defeat today

Hwang Woo-yeo, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the 3rd General Election White Paper Special Committee meeting held at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul on the 14th. From left, Jo Jeong-hoon, Chairman of the General Election White Paper Special Committee, Chairman Hwang, and Kim Seon-dong, Chairman of the Seoul City Party Committee. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

The People Power Party's Special Committee on the General Election White Paper is listening to the voices of candidates who ran in Seoul in the 22nd general election and analyzing the reasons for the defeat in Seoul.

On the 14th, at the full meeting of the General Election White Paper Special Committee held at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, Chairman Jo Jeong-hoon said, "From today, we will travel across the country to listen to the stories of each region and identify the problems," adding, "Today is Seoul. In Seoul, the People Power Party received a painful result of winning 11 out of 48 seats." He further stated, "Looking at the overall results and landscape, Seoul seems like a microcosm of South Korea," and added, "Now we must reclaim and rebuild conservatism in Seoul. We need to become the People Power Party that is recognized, supported, and voted for starting from Seoul."

Chairman Jo said, "Today, we have invited Kim Seon-dong, Chairman of the Seoul City Party Committee, and those who ran in Seoul to candidly hear their experiences and advice for the party," and added, "Since the margin of loss or victory is within 5%, Seoul is truly a desperate place. If we can win here in Seoul, I am confident that we can win in Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheong, and someday even in Honam."

Kim, who ran in Dobong-eul, Seoul, but was defeated in this general election, said, "I think Seoul is perhaps the most critical place that needs thorough inspection and self-reflection," adding, "Seoul has collapsed, the metropolitan area has collapsed, and the central region has collapsed. How to restore this is a very important task." He emphasized, "I think the biggest failure was that we forgot we were the ruling party," and "This election ended with us only opposing the opposition without even putting up the biggest banner, which leads to self-reflection."

Hwang Woo-yeo, the party's Emergency Response Committee Chairman, said, "I told Chairman Jo to act sincerely and wisely, and not to pursue individual responsibility but to politically settle the matter with the resignation of the party leader," adding, "If the subject is the party, the party can accept it, and that will lead to a solution."

Chairman Hwang said, "I will not interfere at all with the general election white paper, so please create it independently, like compiling the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty," and requested, "If there are parts that are difficult to disclose publicly, it is fine to make them confidential documents. Please make a white paper that will serve as our guideline, to be seen only by the next leadership at the next election."

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