Reelected lawmakers of the People Power Party on the 26th proposed a no-holds-barred debate at a party caucus to shift the course of Jang Dong-hyeok's leadership.
The People Power Party's reelected lawmakers held a meeting at the National Assembly that afternoon. Of the 30 in total, nine attended: Kim Seung-soo, Cho Eun-hee, Lee Seong-kwon, Park Jeong-ha, Um Tae-young, Kwon Young-jin, Choi Hyung-du, Kim Eun-hye and Kim Mi-ae. Another 10 sent letters of proxy agreeing with the meeting's conclusion, meaning a majority of the reelected lawmakers took part.
After the meeting, lawmaker Um Tae-young met with reporters and said, "Various paths and pending issues within the party have not yet been neatly settled," adding, "Reelected lawmakers agreed to convene a caucus and, through a no-holds-barred debate, wrap up the party's various lines and pending issues."
Um said, "If opinions are pulled to one side through a no-holds-barred debate, we will treat that as the settlement," adding, "The point is not to show division no matter which way the conclusion goes. Through a no-holds-barred debate, we should unite our will as one."
Regarding a poll that put the party's approval rating at 17% that day, he said, "It feels not like the bottom but like it has gone underground," adding, "Among the 17%, about 70% are said to claim that former President Yoon is innocent, so it seems our party is still far from winning the people's love."
He continued, "In this local election, many candidates whose fates will be decided by swing voters are quite anxious," adding, "We need to take different campaign strategies by region. Shouldn't we move to set different catchphrases and form campaign committees by region?"