“Controversy within South Korea’s ruling party as extreme rightist Pastor demands abolition of nomination right”

2023-04-17 21:19:35

◀ Anchor ▶

Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon of Sarang Jeil Church, an extreme rightist, demanded the abolition of the nomination right, saying that he would campaign to join the people’s strength party.

CEO Ki-Hyun Kim openly expressed displeasure with the former pastor, who is not a member of the party but amplifies the controversy within the ruling party.

This is Reporter Minji Goo.

◀ Report ▶

Initially, he announced a press conference saying that he would break up with the people’s power, but Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon rather took a position to actively intervene in the people’s power.

He said that he would campaign to join all National Party members, and insisted on abolishing the right to nominate candidates and holding a primary centered on party members.

[전광훈/사랑제일교회 목사]

″I am going to proceed with the minimum acceleration in recruiting (people’s power) party members. If you do not accept my offer, I will correct you.″

The power of the people immediately expressed displeasure, saying that there was no part where a former pastor who was not a party member could be involved.

[김기현/국민의힘 대표]

″Stupid and outrageous. I want you to shut her mouth right now. Our party will take care of the nominations for our party.”

As the disciplinary voice against Supreme Commissioner Kim Jae-won, who sparked the controversy over Pastor Jeon’s involvement in the party, grew, it was said that measures such as suspension of party membership could be taken against Supreme Commissioner Kim.

[황정근/국민의힘 윤리위원장]

″I think it is also very important to come up with various measures to prevent recurrence of these words and actions that go against the public sentiment or go against the public sentiment.″

Tae Yeong-ho, the top member of the Supreme Council, who was embroiled in a series of stories over Jeju 4.3 and Japan’s diplomatic blue book, drew controversy by posting an article comparing the Democratic Party’s party convention money envelope suspicions to the pseudo-religious organization JMS.

Rep. Tae said that it was an aide’s mistake and that he would request a review by the party’s ethics committee.

This is MBC News Koo Min-ji.

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