Following Jang Je-won’s refusal to run, reform seems to be gaining momentum, and general elections will likely be held under a non-captain system.
Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, resigned from his position as party leader on the 13th. Due to the representative vacancy, it has become more likely that the general election will be held under the Emergency Response Committee system 119 days ahead of the general election in April next year. At the national convention held in March of this year, key pro-Yoon (pro-Yun Seok-yeol) lawmaker Jang Je-won, who was called the ‘Kim-Jang alliance’, declared not to run, followed by Representative Kim’s withdrawal, which is expected to increase the scope for personnel reform and reorganization of the ruling party.
Representative Kim posted on Facebook this afternoon, “The success of the Yoon Seok-yeol government and the People Power Party’s victory in the general election are such urgent orders of history and the times that we must ‘hang around the hemisphere’ (行有不得反求諸己) and have confidence in the outcome of something. He resigned, saying, “I intend to fulfill my responsibilities with the mindset that I must seek it from others.” It has been about nine months since he was elected to the position of party representative at the national convention on March 8 this year. With CEO Kim’s resignation, the People Power Party has had its second consecutive representative drop out following former CEO Lee Jun-seok.
In accordance with the party constitution, floor leader Yoon Jae-ok will serve as the party’s acting leader for the time being. There is a majority opinion within the party that an emergency committee should be launched as soon as possible to minimize confusion ahead of the general election. On the morning of the 14th, Acting President Yoon plans to hold a joint meeting of senior officials with three or more terms and a top committee meeting in succession to announce whether or not an emergency committee will be launched.
The ruling party believes that the emergency committee will be launched as early as next week after President Yoon Seok-yeol returns from the Netherlands on the 15th. The chairpersons include President Kim Han-gil, chairman of the National Integration Committee, and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong. Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon is known to have expressed his intention to not take on the role, but is open to the party’s demands. There is also speculation that the party’s Nomination Management Committee will be launched as planned this month, increasing the scope of changes in nominations. Innovation Committee Chairman In Yo-han and former Supreme Court Justice Ahn Dae-hee are among the candidates for the chairman of the diplomatic committee.
Emergency committee to be launched as early as next week… “It seems that Kim’s intention was reflected in Kim’s resignation.”
Acting Jae-ok Yoon explains today’s direction
Possibility of simultaneous launch of the Mission and Emergency Committee… Influential mention for chairman of embassy committee
“Yeon is enraged by the report that only Jang Je-won will not run”… Kim’s position is shrinking and he seems to be forced to resign.
Representative Kim Ki-hyun, who resigned from his position as party leader on the 13th, attends the Supreme Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 11th. Representative Kim canceled the schedule after the Supreme Committee meeting and went into hiding for two days before resigning from his position as representative. News 1
With less than four months left until next year’s general election, People Power Party leader Kim Ki-hyun suddenly resigned on the 13th, putting the ruling party in a situation where it must quickly launch a contingency committee and prepare for the general election. A key ruling party official said, “We are in a situation where we need to launch an emergency committee within a week,” suggesting that the emergency committee will be launched as early as next week after President Yoon Seok-yeol returns to Korea after completing a state visit on the 15th.
The People Power Party launched the Inyohan Innovation Committee as a remedy after the crushing defeat in the Gangseo-gu mayor by-election in Seoul in October, but Representative Kim responded lukewarm to the acceptance of the ‘sacrifice’ innovation plan, such as not running for core members of the pro-Yoon (pro-Yoon Seok-yeol) faction and the party leadership, and running in difficult districts. As a result, the theory that the Kim Ki-hyun regime is responsible for the party crisis has increased. The ruling party interpreted this as a reflection of President Yoon’s intention to change the face of the party and participate in the election amid rumors of a general election crisis, who had given strength to Representative Kim by saying “there is no emergency committee” in October.
An official from the Presidential Office said, “Winning the general election is important, but distrust in Representative Kim’s system has grown.” In March of this year, Representative Kim, who took power in the party through the ‘Kim-Jang (Kim Ki-hyeon and Jang Je-won) alliance’ with the so-called ‘Yoon Shim’ (President Yoon’s heart) at the forefront, stepped down after nine months, and Rep. Jang also announced the day before that he would not run in the general election, leading to the separation of the two. We had to leave together.
Floor leader Yoon Jae-ok, who served as acting representative until the launch of the emergency committee, plans to reveal the direction of launching the emergency committee at the Supreme Council meeting following the senior-level joint meeting on the morning of the 14th.
● There is also the possibility of simultaneous launch of the non-commissioned officer system and the embassy committee.
According to the People Power Party’s constitution and rules, floor leader Yoon can serve as acting authority until February 11th of next year. However, the prevailing opinion within the party is that while resolving the resignation confusion through an acting system, the general election should be held by quickly converting to a non-representative system. Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, and National Integration Committee Chairman Kim Han-gil are mentioned as emergency committee chairs. Although Minister Han expressed his position to those around him that he had no intention of doing so, there are speculations that he is open to it if the party requests it. A key passport official said, “We need someone who is popular and symbolic to the passport.” The names of Kim Byeong-jun, former acting chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, former Supreme Court Justice Ahn Dae-hee, and former lawmaker Na Kyung-won also appear.
Although the chairman of the emergency committee can hold full authority and launch the nomination management committee, there are also observations that the emergency committee and the diplomatic committee can be launched at the same time as preparations for the general election are urgent. A ruling party official said, “First of all, Floor Leader Yoon can take over and push forward with the launch of the diplomatic committee prepared under Representative Kim’s regime.”
In the ruling party, former Innovation Committee Chairman In Yo-han is being mentioned as a strong candidate for the chairman of the diplomatic committee. His name also appears as the emergency committee chairman. A party official said, “I understand that there is a persuasion within the party to reconsider running for the Seodaemun Gap constituency in Seoul.”
During a period of party leadership transition, having to respond to the opposition party during the year-end budget and hearings is a burden. As of next week, personnel hearings are scheduled for candidates for ministers of five ministries, including Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok and Minister of Strategy and Finance, and at the plenary session on the 28th, the hurdle of voting for a special prosecutor in connection with the suspicions that the Democratic Party of Korea is threatening Mrs. Kim Kun-hee in manipulating the stock price of Deutsche Motors must also be overcome. It’s a situation.
● Observations reflecting Yoon’s sentiments, “Distrust of the Kim regime was growing.”
The ruling party believes that President Yoon’s intention was behind the decision of Representative Kim, who had stopped official duties and pondered his future after the Supreme Committee meeting on the 11th, to finally step down from his position as leader.
At a meeting with Representative Kim and Chairman In on the 8th, President Yoon said, “Chairman In has succeeded in 50% of the party’s innovation, so if the party reflects and completes the insufficient parts, wouldn’t it be 100%?” An official from the ruling party said that it gave strength to the ‘sacrifice’ innovation plan.
Nevertheless, it is known that President Yoon became enraged after receiving a report on a plane to the Netherlands that Representative Kim did not express his specific acceptance, such as declaring that he would not run on the 11th, the end day of the Innovation Committee, and that only Rep. Jang had preemptively declared that he would not run. As a result, CEO Kim’s position was narrowed and he was forced to resign from his position as CEO. There was also talk that they initially tried to create an appearance where Rep. Jang would follow suit if Representative Kim first declared that he would not run. A ruling party figure said, “Before President Yoon left for a trip to the Netherlands on the 11th, he delivered a message to Representative Kim and Representative Jang that they must make sacrifices, but when Representative Kim did not respond, Representative Jang responded first.”
Reporter Shin Na-ri journari@donga.com
Reporter Jo Kwon-hyung buzz@donga.com
Reporter Choi Hye-ryeong herstory@donga.com
2023-12-13 18:00:00
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