Jang Counters Calls for Resignation: "If Senior Members Sacrifice, We Can Achieve Better Results in the General Election"

"Senior Members Criticized for Playing Golf with the President and Discussing Constitutional Amendment"

Opposed to Han Donghoon's Return... "Will the Party Unite If He Comes Back?"

Donghyuk Jang, Leader of the People Power Party, stated on the 19th, "With a 1.5-term party leader and a young leader now in charge, senior members of our party should make sacrifices by declaring not to run in the next election, paving the way for new and younger talent to join the People Power Party and fight afresh. If we do just that—if we open up and sacrifice—it will bring us much better results in the next general election."

Jang made these remarks during an appearance on the 'PenN Mike TV' YouTube channel on this day. His comments rebutted demands for his resignation, which have increased recently as senior lawmakers have gathered around Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik, pointing to limitations of Jang's leadership.

Donghyuk Jang, Leader of the People Power Party

Jang further stated, "If I don't sacrifice and just sacrifice the party leader in order to contest the upcoming general election, how can we expect to win with that kind of strategy and mindset? When we secured a majority in previous general elections and achieved victory, that was when the senior members sacrificed themselves." He also said, "When we boldly replaced incumbents and brought in new faces—showing a willingness to refresh and change the party—that is when we won."

Jang also pointed out, "Senior members are playing golf with the President, who dreams of constitutional amendment to extend his term, and when the media reports on this, they suddenly insist that a constitutional amendment is necessary." He then questioned, "All this talk in these gatherings is just about how the party leader should step down and how with Donghyuk Jang we'll lose the election—how can we expect to win the general election with such talk?"

Jang also expressed discomfort over the issue of independent lawmaker Donghun Han's potential return to the party. He said, "People around Han are committing acts of party disloyalty, continually raising and fueling the issue of party division. If we bring such a person (Han) back and put him at the forefront to lead the general election, will our party really unite?"

Regarding the ongoing disciplinary process by the party ethics committee against lawmakers Kyungtae Jo, Youngjin Kwon, Beomsoo Seo, and Jongoh Jin, Jang emphasized the need for principled punishment. He explained, "If we do not respond properly to such issues, the same problems will keep recurring." He added, "Regardless of faction or individual, the same standards should be applied to the same conduct."

On the idea of re-electing all local party committee chairpersons through a vote of party members, Jang said, "We need to replace those who think of these positions as spots where nothing gets done until the next general election, with people who will work and fight properly. Now is the right time." He also said, "Through internal reform, this is our last chance to achieve true change."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.