Political elder Kim Jong-in, former chairperson of the emergency response committee, noted on the 16th that the direction of the restructuring of the People Power Party's leadership system should be that "Chairperson Kim Yong-tae should implement the reform plan to some extent before disbanding the emergency response committee, and it would be normal to have a new emergency response committee or elect a new leader through a party convention."
On the morning of that day, in a BBS radio interview, Kim noted, "The People Power Party shows no hope if it continues with the current stance."
He evaluated that if Chairperson Kim finishes his guaranteed term by the end of this month and steps down, it would align with the party's renewal efforts for the new National Assembly representative to select a new chairperson for the emergency response committee until the party convention, rather than having the National Assembly representative serve as the acting leader until the party convention.
Kim, the former chairperson, analyzed that regarding the decline in the People Power Party's approval ratings in various opinion polls, "More than half of the 41% received by candidate Kim Moon-soo during the presidential election was not due to the people's positive view of candidate Kim's actions after his impeachment or his attitude towards the martial law but rather because there was significant unpopularity towards candidate Lee Jae-myung at that time."
He remarked, "This low party approval rating is the most serious challenge facing the People Power Party," and expressed hope that "the members of the People Power Party should make a rational judgment about which National Assembly representative should come forward to properly rescue the People Power Party without being swayed by emotions."
Regarding the People Power Party convention expected at the end of August or early September, he predicted that former representative Han Dong-hoon's candidacy would not be beneficial to his political standing. It is suggested that if he loses in the local elections, he could face huge repercussions regarding accountability. Kim noted that he had met with former representative Han after the presidential election to advise him on his future political path.
Kim remarked, "I didn't say that his candidacy for the next party leader would help former representative Han" and questioned, "Considering the elections next year, will the party leader be able to enact substantial change in the party to gather public support by then?"
He added, "If the party leader fails to achieve results in next year's local government elections, it could lead to situations where the party leader has to step down, so he should carefully consider whether to run for party leader or not."