The Emergency Committee Receives Reports on Pledges Including 'Happiness for Both Work and Family'
Main Slogan: 'People Power Party Does It. Now!'
Yoon Jae-ok's Floor Leader Term Extended Until May 29
The People Power Party announced on the 11th that, one month ahead of the April 10 general election, it has selected 10 major pledges centered on three key themes: low birthrate countermeasures, gap reduction, and climate crisis response.
Senior Spokesperson Park Jeong-ha said after a meeting of the Emergency Response Committee at the central party office in Yeouido, "As a responsible ruling party, we focused on policies and emphasized speedy implementation to create these pledges."
Handonghun, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is holding an emergency response committee meeting at the Yeouido party headquarters on the 11th. 2024.3.11 [Photo by Yonhap News]
During the Emergency Response Committee meeting, the 10 major pledges submitted to the National Election Commission were also reported. They include: ▲ Happiness for both work and family ▲ Establishing a comprehensive childcare and nurturing environment ▲ New hope for the working class, small business owners, and traditional markets ▲ Revitalizing startups and SMEs ▲ A safe Republic of Korea for citizens ▲ Creating healthy and vibrant local communities ▲ Uniting Korea by resolving transportation and housing disparities ▲ A Republic of Korea where all youth are happy ▲ Strong support for the elderly’s secure future ▲ Green living in response to the climate crisis.
Senior Spokesperson Park explained, "We focused on policies that the public can immediately feel and that change their daily lives," adding, "It reflects our determination to act responsibly and not just speak."
The election slogan was finalized as 'People Power Party Does It. Now! We Do It.' Park said, "It includes the ruling party’s determination to take immediate action." Regarding the criticism that it is similar to 'Lee Jae-myung Does It,' used by Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, in the last presidential election, he said, "I don’t think we considered or thought about that at all."
Meanwhile, the Emergency Response Committee resolved to extend the term of Yoon Jae-ok, the floor leader of the People Power Party, until the end of the 21st National Assembly. Yoon’s current term is until May 6. Senior Spokesperson Park said, "Since it is during the election period, the Emergency Response Committee decided to extend the term until the end of the 21st National Assembly (May 29)," adding, "It will be ratified at the next party caucus meeting."
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