Han Byung-do: "We Must Come Together as One Team at the End of the Party Convention"

Han Byung-do, Acting Leader and Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated regarding the August 17 party convention to elect a new leader, "At the end of the competition, we must meet as one team."

During a policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly today (June 25), Acting Leader Han emphasized, "This party convention is not a fight over who wins, but a venue to prove that the Democratic Party is a responsible ruling party before the people."

He continued, "From Kim Dae-jung to Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in, and now to President Lee Jae-myung, the moments when the Democratic Party was at its strongest were always when we were scattered but joined hands again," adding, "Conversely, the moments we collapsed were not because our opponents were strong, but because the walls within us became too high."

He further added, "The reason we compete is not to defeat one another, but to become a more solid entity."

Acting Leader Han assumed the role of acting party leader after former leader Jung Chung-rae, who is widely expected to seek re-election, resigned the previous day ahead of the party convention.

Regarding the ongoing stalemate in forming the standing committees for the second half of the 22nd National Assembly, he said, "We can no longer leave the National Assembly in a state of paralysis," and added, "We must hold a plenary session within this week to complete the election of standing committee chairs."

He urged, "As the ruling party responsible for people's livelihoods, the Democratic Party strongly requests the National Assembly Speaker to exercise his authority in accordance with the National Assembly Act," and added, "We urge the Speaker to immediately assign the 18 standing committees according to the law."

The Democratic Party submitted its list of members for the standing committees by the noon deadline set by National Assembly Speaker Cho Jung-sik the previous day, but the People Power Party did not submit its list.

In response, Speaker Cho extended the deadline for submitting the lists to noon tomorrow (June 26).

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