People Power Party Appoints Three-Term Lawmaker Im Yija as Policy Chief... Plans Lawsuit After Election Appeal Dismissed

Policy Committee Vice Chairs: Park Suyoung, Kim Mi-ae, and Kim Eun-hye

On August 20, during a general assembly of party members, the People Power Party approved three-term lawmaker Lim Ija as the new chief policy committee chair. Additionally, following the dismissal of their election complaints by the National Election Commission regarding Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and other areas, the party decided to initiate additional legal procedures.

Jeong Jeongsik, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the party members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the 20th. Photo by Yonhap News

Choi Sujin, the chief spokesperson for the People Power Party, met with reporters following the general assembly at the National Assembly and stated, "Lim Ija was selected as the chief policy committee chair," and added, "Three lawmakers—Park Suyoung, Kim Miae, and Kim Eunhye—were appointed as vice chairs of the policy committee today." Also at the meeting, changes to the deputy floor leader group were discussed: Gwak Gyutaek and Lee Sanghui were appointed to replace Kim Daesik and Park Chungkwon, whose terms ended.

The People Power Party also decided to pursue lawsuits to nullify the results of the recently dismissed election complaints. Choi, the chief spokesperson, explained, "We judged allegations such as ballot paper shortages and digital manipulation to be the most serious and therefore chose regions where our party leader provided oral arguments personally. Accordingly, new objections will be filed regarding the metropolitan mayoral, metropolitan, and proportional representation elections in the three regions—Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. In addition, lawsuits will be filed regarding the heads of Songpa district's four constituencies, as well as Songpa district council members for both local and proportional representation, and Seoul Metropolitan Council members from the district."

The People Power Party also agreed with the ruling party not to include the amendment to the Yongsan Park Special Act on today's plenary session agenda. Regarding two urban maintenance-related bills, Choi explained that differences of opinion remain between the parties, and whether they will be tabled today depends on ongoing negotiations. He added, "(At) 2:30 p.m. we will convene another general assembly of party members to provide explanations of bills submitted today and to organize debates on opposing positions."

No discussions took place on the re-election of district party committee heads, which had been anticipated for this general assembly. This was because the party's highest executive committee meeting held earlier that morning ended without reaching a conclusion on the issue. Party leadership plans to reopen the executive committee meeting later in the afternoon to continue discussions on this matter.

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