The People Power Party has failed to reach an internal agreement on the appointment of the National Land Committee chair. As a result, lawmakers Yu Ui-dong and Kim Jeong-ja will compete in a party primary on the 23rd for the position. Lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo, who sought the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee chair, has decided not to run for the position.
On July 22, the People Power Party announced the results of candidate registrations for committee chairs, which included the Education Committee, Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Industry, Trade, and Small and Medium Enterprises Committee, Welfare Committee, National Land Committee, Intelligence Committee, and Gender Equality and Family Committee.
Except for the National Land and Foreign Affairs committees, the remaining committee chairs will be filled by single candidates: Kim Hee-jung (Education Committee), Kim Sung-won (Industry Committee), Lee Man-hee (Welfare Committee), Lee Yang-soo (Intelligence Committee), and Lim Yi-ja (Gender Equality Committee). However, Yu Ui-dong and Kim Jeong-ja will face off for the National Land Committee chair. Previously, Song Seok-jun, who had agreed to alternate the National Land and Foreign Affairs committee chairs with Kim Jeong-ja for one year each, has now registered as a candidate for the Foreign Affairs Committee chair.
The candidates registered will be voted on during the People Power Party's meeting scheduled for the 23rd. Single candidates will undergo a yes-or-no vote. The selected candidates will then be finalized through a vote by lawmakers from both parties in the National Assembly on the same day.
Meanwhile, Ahn, who initially wanted the Foreign Affairs Committee chair, ultimately did not register as a candidate. It appears that party leader Jeong Jeom-sik communicated directly with Ahn to facilitate this decision.
On July 22, the People Power Party announced the results of candidate registrations for committee chairs, which included the Education Committee, Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Industry, Trade, and Small and Medium Enterprises Committee, Welfare Committee, National Land Committee, Intelligence Committee, and Gender Equality and Family Committee.
Except for the National Land and Foreign Affairs committees, the remaining committee chairs will be filled by single candidates: Kim Hee-jung (Education Committee), Kim Sung-won (Industry Committee), Lee Man-hee (Welfare Committee), Lee Yang-soo (Intelligence Committee), and Lim Yi-ja (Gender Equality Committee). However, Yu Ui-dong and Kim Jeong-ja will face off for the National Land Committee chair. Previously, Song Seok-jun, who had agreed to alternate the National Land and Foreign Affairs committee chairs with Kim Jeong-ja for one year each, has now registered as a candidate for the Foreign Affairs Committee chair.
The candidates registered will be voted on during the People Power Party's meeting scheduled for the 23rd. Single candidates will undergo a yes-or-no vote. The selected candidates will then be finalized through a vote by lawmakers from both parties in the National Assembly on the same day.
Meanwhile, Ahn, who initially wanted the Foreign Affairs Committee chair, ultimately did not register as a candidate. It appears that party leader Jeong Jeom-sik communicated directly with Ahn to facilitate this decision.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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