Kwon Seongdong: "No Intention to Nominate Emergency Committee Chairman... Another Conspiracy Theory"

"Conspiracy Theories Must Not Ruin the 'Golden Time' for Conservative Reconstruction"

On June 6, Kwon Seongdong, floor leader of the People Power Party, addressed some claims that he would appoint the next emergency committee chairman, stating, "I have no intention of nominating the next emergency committee chairman, nor is it possible for me to do so."

Kwon wrote on social media that day, "It has already been agreed at the parliamentary meeting to elect the next floor leader on the 16th," and added, "With the election schedule already set, how could I possibly nominate the next emergency committee chairman?" Kwon had announced his resignation as floor leader at the parliamentary meeting the previous day, taking responsibility for the election defeat.

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He continued, "Some members of the People Power Party and certain media outlets are raising absurd conspiracy theories," and explained, "They claim that I pressured Kim Yongtae, the emergency committee chairman, to resign and that I would appoint the next emergency committee chairman before the end of my term as floor leader."

Within the party, especially among pro-Han (pro-Han Donghoon) factions, there have been claims that Kwon would force Kim to resign and then exercise his authority to nominate the next emergency committee chairman until the new floor leader is elected.

Kwon stated, "Such conspiracy theories are not even worth responding to, and I have refrained from responding because doing so would only escalate internal conflicts," adding, "However, this bizarre conspiracy theory must not be allowed to ruin the 'golden time' for conservative reconstruction any further."

He went on to say, "It has not even been decided whether the next leadership will move to an emergency committee system or hold a national convention," and argued, "Who could possibly nominate the next emergency committee chairman under these circumstances? If you think about it for just a moment, the conspiracy theories directed at me are logically inconsistent."

Kwon also emphasized, "From the time I ran for floor leader, I promised a limited term, and it was only extended slightly at the request of the presidential candidate due to the special circumstances of the presidential election," and added, "I intended to clarify my position immediately after the vote count, but at least until the 4th, I considered it to be the time of former presidential candidate Kim Moonsoo."

He continued his criticism aimed at the pro-Han faction, saying, "Right after the presidential election, they spread conspiracy theories that I would not resign as floor leader, and now that I have expressed my intention to resign, they are raising yet another conspiracy theory," and pointed out, "They are behaving exactly like the extremist groups they themselves used to criticize." He added, "Seeing their impatience to resort to conspiracy theories for their own political purposes, I can only feel sorry for them."

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