Mr. Kim Yong-tae to President Yoon: “If you meet with many opposition lawmakers like Kim Yong-min.”

“Tell Yun to make room for the chief of staff”,

[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Jeon Hong-ki = Kim Yong-tae, emergency response committee member of the People’s Power Party. 2024.01.15. scchoo@newsis.com,
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, ‘[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Lee Seung-jae = Kim Yong-tae, an emergency response committee member of the People’s Power Party, revealed that during a dinner with former President Yoon Suk-yeol on the previous day, he expressed his wish to meet with opposition lawmakers.’,
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, ‘Kim, a committee member, said on the morning radio show “Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show” that he told President Yoon about his experience in the opposition party. He mentioned that although he criticized former President Moon Jae-in politically, he felt very good when he officially met with the former president.’,
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, ‘He continued, “The president said he wants to increase communication with the people and I recommended starting with meetings with opposition lawmakers. Surely, opposition lawmakers would meet the president and may use it for political gains, but deep down, they would feel very good. I suggested that it would be nice to start communication from there, and the president immediately told the chief of staff to make room for it.”‘,
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, ‘When asked who he would like to meet with first, the host asked, “Kim Yong-min, who made a lot of regrettable remarks yesterday, criticized the president a lot. It would be even better to meet with those who criticize the president and they wouldn’t be able to use the president politically after meeting with him.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding the recent mention of ‘impeachment of the president’ by lawmaker Kim Yong-min, he said, “It seems like he misunderstood that exercising the president’s constitutional authority could be a reason for impeachment. Anyway, I think meeting with such individuals may help resolve misunderstandings. It could be the beginning of political restoration.”‘,
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, ‘On the improvement of the party election process, he stated, “There are various interpretations based on different ratios and we will listen to the opinions of many people in the emergency committee to find the appropriate percentage.”‘,
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, ‘He added, “I have said that 5:5 (50% party member vote, 50% public opinion poll) is the best, and if that is difficult, 7:3 is the next best option.”‘,
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, ‘When asked about the timing of the party convention, he said, “If we calculate backwards, it takes about 60 days to hold the party convention.”‘,
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, ‘He also mentioned, “We need to go through a process of collecting opinions on revising the party convention rules, and it may take about 2 weeks. If we speculate, adding 2 weeks to 60 days, even if we announce it next week, it will be the end of July.”‘,
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