Hwang Kyo-ahn "Appointed Kim Hyung-o Former National Assembly Speaker as Public Official Committee Chair... No Noise Expected During Integration Process"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kim Hye-min] Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the Liberty Korea Party, announced on the 16th that "Kim Hyung-o, former Speaker of the National Assembly, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee (Gonggwan Committee Chairperson)."

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly main building that day, Leader Hwang stated, "To ensure nominations together with the people, we received over 6,000 candidate recommendations for the Gonggwan Committee Chairperson from the public, formed a recommendation committee for the chairperson, and went through a thorough verification and opinion-gathering process."

He explained, "As you know, former Speaker Kim is a five-term National Assembly member, has served as party secretary-general and floor leader, and led the 18th National Assembly as Speaker during the first half, guiding the Assembly with principles and conviction without bias toward any faction. Currently, he serves as the president of the Baekbeom Kim Gu Memorial Project Association, continuing the Baekbeom spirit of patriotism, justice, broad tolerance, and self-sacrifice."

Leader Hwang said, "Among the leaders in our party, he is evaluated as someone with an innovative and reform-minded approach," adding, "Through today's appointment of the Gonggwan Committee Chairperson, we will move forward on the path of innovation that the people desire."

Regarding the sensitive reaction from the New Conservative Party, which is pursuing unification, about the selection of the Gonggwan Committee Chairperson, he said, "We are currently in the process of unifying the conservative right, but we will proceed with consultations carefully to avoid any noise. The future composition of the Nomination Committee may also be a subject of consultation. We will establish standards and rules that all participants in the unification can judge as objective and fair nominations."