The Democratic Party, Policy Committee Chairman Kim Sang-hoon Unanimously Approved... Han Dong-hoon Establishes Loyalist Regime (Comprehensive)

Relay Lunch with Pro-Korean Faction Including Regional Senior Executive Members, Secretary-General, and Vice-Chairman Alongside Senior Party Figures

On the 5th, the People Power Party unanimously approved Kim Sang-hoon as the Chairman of the Policy Committee. Representative Han Dong-hoon filled the Policy Committee Chairman, appointed Supreme Council members, Secretary-General, Deputy Chairmen of Strategy Planning and Organization?who make up the party's top leadership?with pro-Han or personally appointed figures, thereby consolidating his control over the party. He then began a series of luncheon meetings with senior party lawmakers to erase anti-Han (anti-Han Dong-hoon) sentiments that arose during the 7·23 party convention and the Policy Committee Chairman replacement phase.

On the same day, the People Power Party held a party caucus at the National Assembly in the morning and approved Kim, whom Representative Han had nominated as the Policy Committee Chairman. Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho told reporters after the caucus, "He was approved unanimously with applause," adding that no vote was requested.

In the People Power Party, the appointment of the Policy Committee Chairman requires the party leader to consult with the floor leader and then be approved by a majority of the members present, with a quorum of more than half of all members.

Prior to this, at the Supreme Council meeting held at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, Representative Han appointed Kim Jong-hyuk as the Deputy Chairman of Organization, Shin Ji-ho, a former lawmaker, as the Deputy Chairman of Strategy Planning, and Representative Jeong Seong-guk as the Deputy Chairman of Organization. He also retained Kwak Gyu-taek, the chief spokesperson appointed by the Hwang Woo-yeo emergency committee, and added Representative Han Ji-a as a chief spokesperson.

Supreme Council member Kim is a pro-Han outside lawmaker who was appointed Deputy Chairman of Organization when Representative Han was the emergency committee chairman. Deputy Chairman Shin was the general situation room chief in Representative Han’s camp during the party convention. Deputy Chairman Jeong is the 'Recruitment Talent No. 1' whom Representative Han brought in to prepare for the last general election.

Handonghun, the leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 29th. Photo by Kim Hyunmin kimhyun81@

Additionally, the party plans to institutionalize the Talent Recruitment Committee, which had previously been a one-time event during elections, to actively secure talent. At the Supreme Council meeting, Representative Han explained, "In a situation where we need to expand our base to centrists, the metropolitan area, and youth, we will institutionalize and strengthen the Talent Recruitment Committee to dedicate the party’s lifeblood to continuous talent discovery, recruitment, and education."

Having announced the establishment of a pro-Han regime, Representative Han immediately began a series of luncheons with senior lawmakers who lead internal party opinion. On the morning of the same day, Representative Han had lunch with Cho Kyung-tae (six-term) and Kwon Seong-dong (five-term) at a hotel in Yeouido. Attendees reported that senior lawmakers offered advice on party management direction, and Representative Han listened attentively.

Representative Kwon told reporters at the National Assembly in the afternoon, "We communicated well, and I asked him to maintain balance and manage the party by listening carefully to opinions," adding, "The atmosphere was amicable."

Representative Han plans to have luncheons with National Assembly Deputy Speaker Joo Ho-young, Representatives Kwon Young-se, Cho Bae-sook, and Yoon Sang-hyun on the 6th, and with four-term lawmakers on the 8th. He also plans to meet with first- and second-term lawmakers.

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