People Power Party Considering Various Forms of Cooperation with Reform Party on Special Prosecutor for Prosecution Cancellation

by Lee Sungmin

Published 06 May.2026 13:17(KST)

Updated 06 May.2026 15:50(KST)

Disciplinary Action Against Han Jia to Be Determined by Ethics Committee

The People Power Party is considering ways to cooperate with the Reform Party in response to the Democratic Party of Korea's so-called 'Special Prosecutor Bill on Alleged Manipulated Investigations and Indictments by the Yoon Suk Yeol Administration' (Manipulated Indictment Special Prosecutor Bill).

Park Sunghoon, Chief Spokesperson of the People Power Party, met with reporters after the Gyeonggi Province Party Victory Resolution Rally held in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on May 6. He stated, "A consensus has been reached with the Reform Party regarding the special prosecutor," and added, "Both parties will work together to present a united opposition voice." He continued, "At the party level, we plan to soon launch a task force (TF) to respond to the special prosecutor bill seeking to cancel indictments."

On the 6th, at the People's Power Gyeonggi Province Party Office in Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Jang Donghyuk, the representative, is speaking at the '9th Nationwide Local Election Gyeonggi Province Party Victory Resolution Rally.' Photo by Yonhap News.

Regarding the possibility of disciplinary action against Assemblywoman Han Jia for publicly supporting independent candidate Han Donghoon in the Busan Buk-gu Gap National Assembly by-election, he said, "Whether or not her actions constitute a violation is a matter for the party's Ethics Committee to determine."

However, he pointed out, "Proportional representation members are elected based on party votes," and emphasized, "Expressing or acting on opinions contrary to the general stance of the party could distort the choices of party members and voters who supported the party."

Regarding the upcoming opening ceremony for candidate Park Minsik in the Busan Buk-gap by-election scheduled for May 10, he said, "The candidate's camp has strongly requested it, and Representative Jang Donghyuk is positively considering attending. For mayoral or gubernatorial campaign office openings, Representative Jang will attend whenever possible."

Chief Spokesperson Park also commented on the timing of the formation of the Central Election Countermeasures Committee, stating, "We expect to be able to announce it by the end of this week when the candidate nomination process is completed."