▲The Democratic Party of Korea's parliamentary group, "Assembly of Lawmakers for Dismissal of Indictment Against President Lee Jae-myung and Promotion of Parliamentary Investigation," held its inaugural ceremony combined with a resolution rally on the 23rd and began its activities. In their resolution, the group stated that "dismissing the indictment and conducting a parliamentary investigation are tasks of our times for realizing judicial justice and restoring constitutional order." Meanwhile, People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk criticized the group by borrowing the words of former Roh Moo-hyun Foundation chairman Yoo Si-min, calling it "in a word, crazy." One side calls it a "task of our times" while the other calls it "crazy" – who's right? The public watching both parties is simply confused.
▲The closed-door People Power Party general assembly on the 23rd, where heated debate over party leader Jang Dong-hyuk's "Yoon Again" direction was expected, concluded without any clear outcome. The issue of "severing ties with Yoon," which had been raised mainly by younger members of the party, was not discussed in earnest. The temperature gap between the leadership and younger members over distancing from Yoon was once again laid bare. One younger lawmaker asked, "Who are we holding this general assembly for?" The previously discussed party name change was also postponed until after the local elections. It seems the People Power Party needs to resolve internal conflicts before the local elections.