On the 28th, joint emergency response committee chairs Yun Ho-jung and Park Ji-hyeon of the Democratic Party of Korea said, “We sincerely apologize for causing concern to the people, the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party candidates by the recent party non-captain.”
This was resolved four days following Chairman Park’s ‘public appeal’ for the reform of the Democratic Party on the 24th.
The Democratic Party’s vice-captain held an emergency non-captain meeting at the National Assembly for regarding two hours from 8 p.m. on the same day and gathered their opinions, Senior Spokesperson Koh Yong-jin said following the meeting with reporters.
Spokesperson Koh said, “The former members of the riot committee, including the words of the two co-chairs, Ho-jung Yun and Ji-hyeon Park, spoke their opinions without hesitation. he explained.
“Recognizing that this is a painful process for the Democratic Party to show a different image, the non-captain, starting today, will work harder to win the local election and reform the party,” he said.
He added, “Chairman Park and Chairman Yoon also expressed their apologies for the confusion over the past, and the non-commissioned members said that they would work together for a joint campaign,” he added.
Spokesperson Koh also shared that “the ‘A younger Democrat, a stricter Democrat, a Democrat who keeps his promises, a Democrat who has broken up with a violent fandom, and a Democrat who prepares for the future’ will agree and agree with the direction of renewal and will work hard to put it into practice.” said.
He added, “After the election, it was agreed that a democratic process and structure should be created in which members of the Rights Party, Youth Party members, delegates, regional chairpersons, and members of the National Assembly participate in order to practice this.”
Finally, he said, “There was also an earnest request from the non-captain to ask the people to give us one more chance, thinking that this is the last time for our Democratic candidates. We will do our best to win.”
The meeting was attended by co-chairman Ho-jung Yun and Ji-hyeon Park, floor representatives Hong-geun Park, Eung-cheon Cho, So-young Lee, Jae-jeong Bae, Yi-bae Chae, and Tae-jin Kim, Secretary General Kim Min-ki, and Strategic Planning Committee Chairman Cho Seung-rae.
Correspondent Kim So-young, Donga.com sykim41@donga.com