People Power Party To Revisit Name Change After Local Elections

No Discussion Held On Jang Donghyuk's Rejection Of Calls To "Sever Ties With Yoon"

The People Power Party has decided to resume discussions on revising its party name after the June 3 local elections.

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, is leaving after concluding a closed Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd. Photo by Yonhap News

Chief Spokesperson Choi Boyoon told reporters that the party leadership reached this decision at a closed Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 22nd.

On this day, the People Power Party narrowed down the candidates for a new party name to two options, "Future Solidarity" and "Future-Opening Republican Party," and gathered opinions on them. However, they reached a consensus to postpone the party name change for practical reasons, including the lack of sufficient time to make the new name known to voters before the local elections.

Chief Spokesperson Choi said, "Two party name proposals were reported, but revising the party name must be done together with the party platform and basic policies," adding, "There was agreement that more in-depth discussions are needed up until the local elections," and, "The Supreme Council discussed and decided that the party name revision will be finalized after the elections."

The People Power Party plans to finalize, at a general meeting of its lawmakers the following day, a plan to resume discussions on revising the party name after the local elections. In addition, the party intends to push ahead with revisions to its constitution, party rules, and platform in parallel with the party name change. Chief Spokesperson Choi explained, "Amendments to the party constitution and rules also need to be thoroughly discussed. However, if certain necessary discussions are concluded before the local elections, those parts may be revised first."

Meanwhile, it is reported that the Supreme Council did not hold any particular discussion regarding People Power Party leader Jang Donghyuk’s recent statement rejecting calls to sever ties with former President Yoon Sukyeol. When asked whether there had been any discussion about Jang’s remarks, Chief Spokesperson Choi answered, "There was none."

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