Jo Guk-hyeok’s Innovation Party selects party leader with a 99.9% approval rate at the party’s national congress,
Jo Guk, a candidate for party leader, giving a speech at the first national congress of the Jo Guk-hyeok’s Innovation Party held at Suwon Convention Center in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of the 20th. Yonhap News,
, ‘Jo Guk, the re-elected party leader of Jo Guk’s Innovation Party, said on the 20th, “I will prepare all necessary measures for the impeachment and resignation of President Yoon Suk-yeol.”‘,
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, ‘Jo, who was elected as the party leader with a 99.9% approval rate at the national congress of Jo Guk-hyeok’s Innovation Party held at Suwon Convention Center in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do in the afternoon, criticized President Yoon in his acceptance speech, calling him a “destroyer king” and comparing him to the character Eom Seok-dae in the novel “Our Twisted Heroes” and saying “It feels like a drunken captain is steering the ship of the Republic of Korea.” Jo said, “Many people are discussing the impeachment and resignation of President Yoon. I believe that the benefits of early termination far outweigh the costs of constitutional interruption.” and stated, “I will prepare all necessary measures for impeachment and resignation. We will pursue all possible avenues, including the standing committee of the National Assembly, parliamentary investigation, and special prosecution.”‘,
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, ‘Jo also met with reporters on the same day and said, “What the opposition party leader should do is not about legal provisions but about aligning with the public sentiment.” He expressed his intention to seek cooperation from the Democratic Party of Korea by saying, “With our 12 seats, we cannot initiate impeachment, which requires the approval of more than two-thirds of the incumbent lawmakers in the National Assembly. In order to proceed with impeachment, it requires the consent of the Democratic Party of Korea’s 172 seats.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding the proposed “Han Dong-hoon Special Prosecutor Act,” Jo pressured for its acceptance by saying, “Why are you trying to stop it when it is just and fair?” He said, “Han Dong-hoon, a former Minister of Justice, once said during his time as a prosecutor, ‘When investigating a living power, it is imperative to conduct a fair and strict investigation,’ and conducted a comprehensive investigation on officials of the Moon Jae-in government based on that principle.” He added, “If he holds such a fair standard, why are you trying to obstruct the investigation into his own criminal acts?”‘,
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, ‘Regarding the judicial risks surrounding him, such as his children’s college entrance exam fraud and allegations of covering up surveillance, Jo said, “I do not think that the collapse of Jo Guk’s Innovation Party will result from the disappearance of Jo Guk.” Kim Seon-min, senior high-ranking member who will act as the interim leader in case of the party leader’s removal, said, “There will continue to be a second and third Jo Guk.” and added, “The judicial risks will not have a significant impact on the future of Jo Guk’s Innovation Party.”‘,
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