The People Power Party's Special Committee on Organizational Strengthening has decided not to hold a re-vote for the position of the Yongin Gap organizational chair, confirming Yoon Jae-bok as the candidate on October 16. This decision follows the withdrawal of one of the candidates, Supreme Council member Yang Hyang-ja, who called for a comprehensive investigation and a full re-election due to issues with the automated response system (ARS) phone voting.
After a meeting at the party's headquarters in Yeongdeungpo, Jeong Hee-yong, chair of the Special Committee, explained to reporters, "We held an explanatory session regarding the re-vote the previous day, but only candidate Yoon attended. We comprehensively reviewed the withdrawal of the other candidate (Yang) and made our decision based on that."
He added, "We will ensure that party members have ample opportunities to participate in voting and will address any technical and institutional shortcomings in the primary process. We will also work to dispel baseless allegations regarding the fairness and reliability of the primary process based on objective facts."
Jeong emphasized that there were no technical barriers to voting in the nine regions where primaries were held on October 6, including Yongin Gap. He noted that the issue with the ARS voting phone being blocked as an advertisement occurred only during the Yongin Gap final vote on October 8, indicating that the first round of voting was not problematic.
Additionally, the Special Committee announced the results of applications from seven additional party member councils. A total of 24 candidates applied, including three from Seoul's Guro Gap, three from Incheon’s Namdong Gap, three from Incheon’s Bupyeong Eul, three from Gyeonggi’s Anyang Manan, four from Gyeonggi’s Hanam Gap, three from Gyeonggi’s Bucheon Byeong, and five from Gyeonggi’s Hwaseong Gap. The committee plans to conduct document and interview evaluations on October 21.
After a meeting at the party's headquarters in Yeongdeungpo, Jeong Hee-yong, chair of the Special Committee, explained to reporters, "We held an explanatory session regarding the re-vote the previous day, but only candidate Yoon attended. We comprehensively reviewed the withdrawal of the other candidate (Yang) and made our decision based on that."
He added, "We will ensure that party members have ample opportunities to participate in voting and will address any technical and institutional shortcomings in the primary process. We will also work to dispel baseless allegations regarding the fairness and reliability of the primary process based on objective facts."
Jeong emphasized that there were no technical barriers to voting in the nine regions where primaries were held on October 6, including Yongin Gap. He noted that the issue with the ARS voting phone being blocked as an advertisement occurred only during the Yongin Gap final vote on October 8, indicating that the first round of voting was not problematic.
Additionally, the Special Committee announced the results of applications from seven additional party member councils. A total of 24 candidates applied, including three from Seoul's Guro Gap, three from Incheon’s Namdong Gap, three from Incheon’s Bupyeong Eul, three from Gyeonggi’s Anyang Manan, four from Gyeonggi’s Hanam Gap, three from Gyeonggi’s Bucheon Byeong, and five from Gyeonggi’s Hwaseong Gap. The committee plans to conduct document and interview evaluations on October 21.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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