Oh Se-hoon and Han Dong-hoon Deliver Sharp Criticisms; Jang Dong-hyuk Solidifies Party Control

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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, a member of the ruling People Power Party, and independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon have launched sharp criticisms directed at People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk. Meanwhile, leader Jang is expected to express his intent to solidify his pursued political course during a press conference tomorrow (the 26th) marking his first anniversary in office.

This is reporter Son Hyeong-an.

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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon shake hands with a smile.

They attended a National Assembly seminar organized by People Power Party lawmakers in the form of a study group.

Rep. Kim Ki-hyun, the host of the seminar, indirectly criticized the "party-member-centered party theory" advocated by People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk.

[Kim Ki-hyun / People Power Party Lawmaker: I also think that we might need to shift the axis a bit from excessive party-member-centeredness to being public-centered....]

Mayor Oh and lawmaker Han sharpened their criticism, calling the party's decision to discipline four People Power Party lawmakers and leader Jang's push to replace local party chapter chairpersons "low-tier politics" and a move toward making the party a private instrument.

[Oh Se-hoon / Seoul Mayor: Ethics committee politics is the lowest form of politics among all politics. I hope we can return to the original stance of an opposition party that keeps the misstepping administration in check (through dialogue and integration)....]

[Han Dong-hoon / Independent Lawmaker: The party has regressed, and it is heading down the path of becoming a private party. I think it is deeply regrettable that we cannot properly fulfill our mission as conservatives.]

In response to the joint offensive by Mayor Oh and lawmaker Han, an aide to leader Jang retorted, "While talking about practicing addition politics, criticizing the party leader in a denigrating manner is the epitome of subtraction politics."

Leader Jang is known to reveal plans to further solidify the "party-member-centered course" he has championed during tomorrow's press conference marking his first year in office.

Amidst predictions that internal party conflict will escalate over support for or opposition to leader Jang's course, attention is also focusing on what message former President Park Geun-hye will deliver when she is reportedly scheduled to attend the People Power Party workshop the day after tomorrow.

(Camera: Lee Seung-hwan, Shin Dong-hwan | Video Editing: Park Sun-soo | Design: Lee Jong-jung)
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