The Democratic Party’s party power runners Lee Jae-myung and Park Yong-jin (Ki Ho-sun) met in a one-on-one discussion for two days in a row and sparked a fierce battle over the controversy over the revision of Article 80 of the Party Constitution.
The two candidates also focused on courting Honam votes by emphasizing the resolution of local issues ahead of the Honam region tour, which can be said to be the heart and garden of the Democratic Party.
During the debate that day, the two candidates clashed again over the controversy over the revision of Article 80 of the Party Constitution, which could suspend their duties upon prosecution. On this day, the Democratic Party’s Emergency Response Committee decided to maintain Article 80 of the Party Constitution, which contains sanctions against those involved in corruption.
The Party Convention Preparatory Committee held a subcommittee on the Constitution and Code of the Party, and found that the above paragraph 1 could cause damage from political retaliation, and drafted a plan to amend the requirement for suspension of duties for a party official from the time of prosecution to the time of conviction of imprisonment without prison labor or higher.
However, some within the party criticized whether it was a kind of bulletproof use for Lee, who is a powerful party leader, and there was a debate about whether to revise it or not.
In the end, on this day, as if conscious of such a controversy, the non-captain member decided to keep Paragraph 1 of Article 80 of the Party Constitution as it is. However, he made a compromise in the direction of amending Paragraph 3 of Article 80.
Originally, Paragraph 3 allowed a person who had been suspended from work to cancel or suspend the disciplinary action after a resolution of the Central Party Ethics Tribunal if it was recognized that there was an unreasonable cause, such as political oppression. The Non-Captain changed this subject to the Party Affairs Committee. The scope of political judgment has been broadened by modifying the subject of the disposition of this provision from the Ethics Tribunal to the Party Affairs Committee.
In this regard, Candidate Park demanded the position of Candidate Lee, who had expressed his favor, saying, “I think this decision is a victory for Park Yong-jin’s principle and a victory for the common sense of the party members and the people.”
Candidate Lee said, “I have not commented on this issue until now, and I thought it would be excessive if I had to ask. But it wasn’t a fight, so there’s no such thing as victory, right?”
Candidate Lee continued, “I have nothing to do with the party constitution issue, and I am not being investigated for something like bribery. There will be no problems.”
Park did not support either. Candidate Park said, “The disappointing thing about this candidate is that he says, ‘It has nothing to do with me,’ but it is not a matter to end like this.” If you thought that the attitude of saying ‘No,’ and you were wrong, and you thought it had nothing to do with me, you should have expressed your opinion.”
In addition, Candidate Park emphasized that Article 80 of the Party Constitution was created by former President Moon Jae-in while he was the leader of the opposition party. criticized again.
Regarding this, Candidate Lee said, “The use varies depending on the situation. We built a gate to get to school quickly, but if it becomes a thief’s robbery route, we have to stop it.”
Candidates Lee Jae-myung (left) and Park Yong-jin, both candidates running for the Democratic Party of Korea, pose for a commemorative photo before a debate held at the KBS Studio in Gwangju on the 17th. 2022.8.17/News1 ⓒ News1 The two candidates clashed again over the issue of reinstatement of Rep. Min Hyung-bae, who was removed from the prosecution’s separation of investigative powers in the legislative process.
Candidate Park pointed out that candidate Lee is in favor of Rep. Min’s reinstatement, saying, “The Constitutional Court is conducting a hearing on the controversy over the lack of democratic procedures in the National Assembly over the Prosecution Reform Bill, and the most sensitive issue is Rep. Min’s withdrawal from the party. “The claim of the people’s power is to evade the party by trickery,” he said.
In response, Candidate Lee said, “I think that Rep. Min himself sacrificed himself to fulfill the party’s own goals or the demands and requests of those who support the Democratic Party.” there,” he emphasized.
The two candidates promised that they would take the lead in resolving issues in the Honam region on the same day. The number of rights party members in Honam was 420,046, accounting for 35.68% of the total rights party members.
Candidate Lee promised to support the new and renewable energy industry centered on the southwest coast as a means of balanced development with the local economy. He also emphasized that he would prevent the disappearance of local areas, which is currently emerging as a serious social problem, by allowing residents to directly participate in solar power generation and make profits.
Candidate Park emphasized that he was in favor of attracting a semiconductor-specialized complex in Gwangju and Jeollanam-do, and declared that if he became the party leader, he would create a plan to simultaneously create a semiconductor-specialized complex and combine Gwangju with an AI-specialized complex through close policy discussions.
Regarding the Korea Energy Engineering College established in Naju, both candidates promised to revise the relevant laws and exercise the right to review the budget so that the government’s supported investment could increase.
The two candidates will hold the Jeonbuk regional round on the 20th and the Jeonnam-Gwangju itinerary on the 21st. Given that the rights party members are concentrated in both regions, this round of competition is expected to be an important turning point in determining the outcome.
In addition, the two candidates will hold their final joint debate on the 23rd of next week, and then enter into courtship for the votes of members of the right party in Gyeonggi and Seoul, the last touring contest areas. After that, the Democratic Party will announce the on-site voting for delegates and public (second) and general party member opinion polls in Seoul on the 28th, and finally elect the next leadership.
(Seoul = News 1)