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2024-05-13 12:12:01
On the 13th, President Yoon Seok-yeol had a dinner and meeting with the new leaders of the People Power Party, including Chairman of the People Power Party Emergency Response Committee Hwang Woo-yeo and party leader Choo Kyung-ho. It was the first time President Yoon met with ruling party leaders since the People Power Party’s crushing defeat in the April 10 general election. Participants said that since this was an opportunity for President Yoon to encourage the launch of a new leadership, the focus was on communication between the party and the government rather than political issues sensitive. In the political world, some interpreted this as an opportunity for President Yoon to meet with the leaders of the People Power Party and restore order within the ruling party before the opposition party’s attack against the special law on criminal prosecutions.
Besides President Yoon, the President’s Chief of Staff Jin-seok Jeong and Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs Hong Cheol-ho attended the dinner which took place for about two hours at the President’s Office in Yongsan, Seoul. From the People Power Party, seven members of the emergency committee were present, including Chairman Hwang, emergency committee members Yoo Sang-beom, Jeon Ju-hye, Eom Tae-young and Kim Yong-tae, who been named the day before, leader Choo. , who is an ex-officio member of the emergency committee, and chairman of the political committee, Jeong Jeong-sik. New General Secretary Seong Il-jong, Senior Vice President Bae Jun-young and Emergency Chairman Cho Eun-hee, chief of staff, were also present.
Presidential Office spokesperson Kim Soo-kyung said, “The reason why the emergency committee of the People Power Party held a dinner at the invitation of the president immediately after its official launch is because the party and the government agree that there are many outstanding national issues. especially the livelihood problems of the people, and that the active role of the ruling party is important in resolving these problems. He said: “The President listened to the views of the party leadership throughout the dinner and expressed his intention to take public opinion into account. » expressed during the general elections and actively reflects it in the direction of the government. In response, President Hwang also said, “We will handle party matters, including preparations for the national convention, without a hitch, while strengthening cooperation between the party and the government to manage state affairs.” no problem,” said spokesperson Kim.
Participants said President Yoon encouraged hard work during the election period and emphasized communication in future party-government relations as it was an opportunity to express gratitude to the new leadership of the People Power Party, which took on important responsibilities during difficult times. for the party after the general election. Leader Choo told the newspaper: “As today was the first meeting between the President’s office and the party leadership, we did not separately prepare outstanding issues or dialogue programs in the House. » He added: “Wouldn’t there be a lot of them? » opportunities to communicate with the Office of the President from time to time in the future? President Jeong Jeong-sik also said, “It was a comfortable place to exchange greetings, so it was not an atmosphere to discuss political issues. »
Other participants also pointed out that sensitive issues within the party, such as the timing of holding a national convention to elect the next party leader or revising the rules for primary elections, which are immediate tasks of the emergency committee of the People Power Party, were not on the table. . Coincidentally, on that day, Pastor Choi Jae-young, who delivered the bag related to the luxury bag controversy to First Lady Kim Kun-hee, was investigated by the accusation, and the former commander of the 1st Marine Corps Division, Lim Seong-geun, was investigated by the prosecution. police about the death of a Marine, but it is said that it was barely mentioned. Instead, President Yoon is known for emphasizing the role of the government and the ruling party as well as cooperation across political circles to restore people’s livelihoods.
However, inside and outside the ruling party, the president’s office and party leadership share the need for internal unity to prevent a vote because the Marine Corps Special Prosecutions Act, to which President Yoon hinted that she was exercising her right to request reconsideration (veto), may be subject to a reconsideration vote at the final plenary session of the 21st National Assembly at the end of this month. There is speculation that this could have been done. In fact, it is known that leader Choo Kyung-ho’s new leadership is checking the overseas business travel plans of its members in preparation for their participation in the plenary session at the end of this month.
Meanwhile, Chairman Hwang chaired the first non-committee meeting before the banquet that day and said, “The people hope that our party will complete its transformation and transformation as soon as possible,” and added, “In Besides, together with the Opposition Party, we will ensure the livelihood of the people by putting the people and national interests first. “I hope the opposition party will also support the People Power Party and listen to the voices of the people who give us strength and achieve cooperative governance together,” he said. Rep. Choo also said, “Currently, in a situation where we have a significant shortage of seats, the only way to stand up to the major opposition party is to win the hearts of the people and gain their trust and support. »
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