DP Pushes for Parliamentary Probe into Ballot Shortage; Ruling Party Leadership Faces Calls to Resign

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The Democratic Party has announced plans to hold a plenary session this week to process a request for a parliamentary investigation into the recent ballot paper shortage. Meanwhile, at a Supreme Council meeting of the People Power Party, a proposal for the mass resignation of the leadership, including Representative Jang Dong-hyuk, was openly raised.

Reporter Kim Gwan-jin has the story.

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The Democratic Party assessed that President Lee Jae-myung's visit to Italy served as an opportunity to expand bilateral relations and cultural cooperation.

Representative Jung Chung-rae stated that President Lee emphasized the values of peace and solidarity on the Korean Peninsula, adding that the party would support the government's peace policy.

[Jung Chung-rae/Democratic Party Representative: The Democratic Party will strive to open a more solid era of peace on the Korean Peninsula together with the Lee Jae-myung administration.]

Regarding the ballot shortage, the Democratic Party plans to process the request for a parliamentary investigation during this week's plenary session, while also aiming to identify the causes of the administrative failure and the parties responsible to reform the National Election Commission.

[Han Byung-do/Democratic Party Floor Leader: We will prepare to conduct all-encompassing activities, including hearings and on-site investigations, to ensure that not a single shred of suspicion remains.]

At the People Power Party's Supreme Council meeting today, Supreme Council member Yang Hyang-ja proposed a mass resignation of the current leadership, claiming they are being referred to as a "zombie leadership."

Recently, some within the People Power Party have been calling for the resignation of Representative Jang Dong-hyuk, arguing that he must take responsibility for the local election results.

[Yang Hyang-ja/People Power Party Supreme Council Member: Our People Power Party leadership is being called a zombie leadership. We must step aside as soon as possible...]

Representative Jang made it clear that he has no intention of resigning, stating that the urgent priority now is to respond to the ballot paper shortage.

[Jang Dong-hyuk/People Power Party Representative: I believe that describing the leadership as zombies is an insult to the people.]

Supreme Council member Cho Kwang-han also defended Representative Jang, arguing that there is no reason to resign as the party's approval rating is on the rise.

(Video Editing: Park Sun-soo)
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