Jang Dong-hyeok: "Permanent Ban on Reinstatement for Those Who Commit Acts Against the Party"

People Power Party (PPP) Leader Jang Dong-hyeok reportedly stated during a closed-door Supreme Council meeting held today (July 6) that "for serious acts against the party, we must amend the party constitution and regulations to permanently ban reinstatement."

During today's closed-door meeting, conflicts surrounding the election of chairpersons for the Pohang City Council in North Gyeongsang Province and the Okcheon County Council in North Chungcheong Province were discussed. Chief Spokesperson Park Sung-hoon stated, "Cases are being reported to the central party where our party members have colluded with Democratic Party members to disrupt the elections for city and provincial council chairpersons." He added, "We will launch a comprehensive investigation through the Party Affairs Committee and take stern measures against such acts against the party."

In the process of discussing this, Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik said, "It is necessary to have a firm grip and clearly discipline them at the central party level." Leader Jang Dong-hyeok also reportedly expressed a hardline stance, stating that the party should push for a plan to permanently ban reinstatement for those who commit acts against the party.

Today, the PPP Central Ethics Committee began deliberations on disciplinary actions against pro-Han Dong-hoon figures who assisted in Representative Han Dong-hoon's election.

It is reported that around 60 requests for disciplinary action have been filed with the Central Ethics Committee regarding pro-Han Dong-hoon lawmakers and those in the anti-Jang Dong-hyeok faction who demanded the resignation of Leader Jang before and after the June 3 local elections.

Previously, Leader Jang Dong-hyeok had temporarily suspended Ethics Committee disciplinary discussions in March, citing the goal of winning the local elections. However, as calls for the leadership's resignation followed the elections due to the "responsibility for defeat" theory, he ordered the reactivation of the Ethics Committee, citing the need to "establish party discipline."

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