“Serious problem if withdrawal from candidacy was due to persuasion”,
U Sangho, Chairman of the National Assembly’s investigation commission into the Itaewon tragedy, presenting a report on the results of a parliamentary investigation into the Itaewon incident for the clarification of the truth and prevention of recurrence at a plenary session held in Yeouido, Seoul, on January 30 last year. News1,
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, ‘U Sangho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the withdrawal of Jung Sung-ho and Jo Jeong-sik from the candidacy for the National Assembly Speaker, stating, “If they withdrew due to some persuasion, I think it is a serious problem.”‘,
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, ‘On the 13th, U stated on CBS Radio’s ‘Park Jae-hong’s Showdown’, “I felt self-guilt seeing junior lawmakers who have been elected multiple times drop out in the middle of the candidacy process.”‘,
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, ‘He then directly criticized, “The position of the National Assembly Speaker is the second highest in the power hierarchy of South Korea,” and questioned, “Is this position decided by the party leader or the floor leader? This seems a bit wrong.”‘,
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, ‘He emphasized, “The Democratic Party values upward nomination and internal democracy. It is not appropriate for a party leader to intervene in arranging the structure.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding the recent remarks by Choo Mi-ae, a prominent candidate for the National Assembly Speaker through consolidation with Jo Jeong-sik, he pointed out, “It is necessary for someone who aims to become the National Assembly Speaker to refrain from discussing various political issues.” Previously, Choo, the elected candidate, appeared on radio shows and repeatedly made statements suggesting that the National Assembly Speaker should not be neutral.”‘,
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