Internal Clash Over Call for Jang Dong-hyuk to Step Down; Party Ethics Committee to Convene Soon

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High-pitched shouting erupted during the People Power Party leadership meeting today (June 29) over the issue of Representative Jang Dong-hyuk stepping down. With Representative Jang maintaining his stance against resignation, there are concerns that internal party conflict regarding disciplinary actions will intensify once the party's Ethics Committee convenes next week.

Reporter Son Hyeong-an has the story.

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At the People Power Party Supreme Council meeting this morning.

Supreme Council member Woo Jae-jun directly criticized Representative Jang Dong-hyuk to his face and demanded his resignation, referring to Representative Jang's remarks on June 24, where he prioritized establishing party discipline and disciplining certain individuals upon his return to duty.

[Interview] Woo Jae-jun / Supreme Council Member, People Power Party: (Not just me,) but there is talk that Representatives Kim Jae-seop and Kim Yong-tae are also subject to disciplinary action. If you see all members of the party as enemies, I believe it is time to step down as a leader.

In response, Supreme Council member Cho Gwang-han, a supporter of Representative Jang, countered by calling it a self-serving thought and expression, while Supreme Council member Kim Min-soo raised his voice, stating, "Those who are demanding the representative's resignation should be the first to resign."

[Interview] Kim Min-soo / Supreme Council Member, People Power Party: I have told you several times to distinguish between what should be said in public and what should not. If you are so responsible and keep talking about resignation, then resign!

Representative Jang posted on social media that during the subsequent closed-door meeting, he told the Supreme Council members that those who wish to resign should do so, but no one did, and he stated that he would not resign himself.

The People Power Party Ethics Committee is reportedly scheduled to hold a plenary meeting on July 6 to deliberate on disciplinary motions that had been postponed until after the local elections.

The People Power Party has received several requests for disciplinary action against party members who supported Han Dong-hoon, a candidate for the National Assembly in Busan Buk-gap who ran as an independent in the last local elections.

As Representative Jang has already expressed his intention to discipline acts deemed harmful to the party during the election process, the convening of the Ethics Committee itself is expected to become a flashpoint that intensifies internal party conflict.

(Video reporting: Lee Seung-hwan, Shin Dong-hwan | Video editing: Wi Won-yang | Design: Lee Jong-jung)
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