Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Park Jeong on the 2nd announced a bid in the floor leader by-election. Park emphasized victory in the upcoming June local elections and said the term would not be extended.
At a press conference at the National Assembly press center that day, Park said, "Although the term is a short five months, I intend to run for floor leader to stand in a position of responsibility, with determination to carry out the role faithfully without clinging to the post."
As floor leader pledges, Park put forward: ▲ extension of the insurrection special counsel and pursuit of a special counsel on the Unification Church ▲ launch of an in-house local election policy planning group ▲ launch of an in-house economy task force (TF).
Park said, "The insurrection has still not been fully brought to an end, and the local elections are just around the corner," adding, "I believe the most important tasks for the new floor leader are to resolve these three: ending the insurrection, winning the local elections, and stabilizing the economy."
Park went on, "I intend to serve as a middle reliever for five months. My role is to sort out the party's confusion, to swiftly bring the insurrection to an end and win the local elections, and to place the livelihood economy on a solid rock," adding, "After fulfilling the duty, I will hand the mound over, without self-interest, to the second-term leadership of the ruling party."