\n SEOUL, The ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Tuesday to form an emergency leadership committee tasked with organizing a national convention to elect a new party leader, after the previous leadership broke up following a crushing defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n
Rep. Yun Jae-ok, the PPP’s floor leader and the party’s acting chairman, announced the decision to establish a caretaker-style emergency committee after a general meeting of lawmakers-elect. That raised views that the PPP could hold a national convention as early as June to elect a new leader.<\/p>\n
The PPP has been led by an emergency committee since August 2022 after former party chairman Lee Jun-seok was removed as leader. The envisioned committee would be the PPP’s fourth emergency committee after the previous committee led by Han Dong-hoon broke up since last week’s election defeat.<\/p>\n
“We’ve gathered our opinion in a way that party issues should be sorted out as quickly as possible to swiftly introduce a new leadership system,” Yun
\nsaid, adding that it has not been decided yet who should take over as leader of the incoming emergency committee.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the PPP is said to be planning to hold a party primary on May 10 to elect a new floor leader, before the new National Assembly opens next month.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, the PPP also passed a resolution to merge with the People Future Party, a satellite party it created ahead of the elections, competing only for proportional seats.<\/p>\n
“We will start again. We will give up on our vested rights, only look at the people and pursue change with a united heart and a united goal,” the party’s resolution read.<\/p>\n
In particular, the PPP said it would carry out bold innovations, strengthen communications with the government and restore parliamentary politics, among others, it also said.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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