People Power Party Holds Emergency General Meeting to Discuss Election Appeals and Leadership Future

[Anchor]

We have breaking news. The People Power Party (PPP) has convened an emergency general meeting of its lawmakers. This is the first general meeting held since Floor Leader Jung Jeom-sik took office. Following the party's Supreme Council decision to file election appeals regarding the shortage of ballot papers during the local elections—including a call for nationwide re-elections—this issue, along with the future of Representative Jang Dong-hyuk, is expected to be the focus of intense discussion. Significant internal conflict is anticipated. Let’s go live to the site of the PPP general meeting.

Reporter Son Hyeong-an, has the meeting begun?

[Reporter]

Yes, the People Power Party general meeting, scheduled for 2:00 PM today (June 17), will begin shortly.

This is the first general meeting since Floor Leader Jung Jeom-sik took office. It was convened after the "Alternatives and Future," a group of reform-minded lawmakers within the party, requested the meeting yesterday, a request that Floor Leader Jung accepted.

During the meeting, heated debates are expected among lawmakers regarding Representative Jang Dong-hyuk's call for "full-scale re-elections" in response to the ballot paper shortage during the June 3 local elections.

There may also be criticism regarding the procedural aspects of the party's decision to determine the direction of the election appeals during an emergency Supreme Council meeting held the day before yesterday, without consulting the general meeting of lawmakers.

A fierce debate is also expected over the growing calls from both inside and outside the party for Representative Jang to step down to take responsibility for the local election defeat.

[Anchor]

Regarding the election appeals, today is the deadline. Does the party plan to file them late this afternoon?

[Reporter]

Yes, as today is the deadline for filing election appeals, the People Power Party plans to submit them to the National Election Commission and local election commissions at the city, county, and district levels around 4:00 or 5:00 PM today.

Regarding the scope of the appeals, the PPP has set the target at nine regions, adding North Chungcheong, Daegu, and South Gyeongsang to the six regions previously decided, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon.

A PPP official stated, "The final scope of the election appeals will be determined through the general meeting of lawmakers."

However, there is internal criticism regarding the decision to file appeals for regions where the PPP won the gubernatorial or mayoral races, such as Seoul, Daegu, and South Gyeongsang.

In response, Representative Jang Dong-hyuk countered, "This is a matter of principle," adding, "When it comes to protecting the people's right to vote and democracy, we should not be considering whether we won or lost."

(Reported by Son Hyeong-an | Video by Lee Seung-hwan and Shin Dong-hwan | Video Editing by Won Hyeong-hee | On-site Coordination by Pyeon Chan-hyeong)
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