Kwon Seong-dong "Kim Sang-wook Urged to Leave Party... Cannot Work Together"

"Lawmakers Complain About Being in the Same Party"
"Discussing Amendment to the Double Special Investigation Act Itself"

Kwon Seong-dong, the floor leader of the People Power Party, expressed regret toward lawmakers who voted against the party line in the plenary session. He also urged lawmaker Kim Sang-wook, who has consistently voted against the party since the impeachment vote of President Yoon Seok-yeol, to consider leaving the party.

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After the plenary session at the National Assembly on the 8th, Floor Leader Kwon told reporters, "I seriously advised lawmaker Kim Sang-wook, who has continuously acted against the party line and expressed opposing views in media interviews, that if he finds it difficult to align with the party line, he should seriously consider leaving the party as we cannot continue together as members of the same party."

When asked about disciplinary actions against lawmakers who voted in favor of the Special Prosecutor Act on the internal rebellion investigation and the Special Prosecutor Act on First Lady Kim Keon-hee during the plenary session that day, he said, "Disciplinary decisions are not within the floor leader’s authority but are matters for the Ethics Committee, which operates independently from our party leadership." He emphasized, "However, I strongly regret that despite detailed explanations and persuasion that these laws are undoubtedly unconstitutional, they did not follow the party line." He added, "Many lawmakers are expressing strong dissatisfaction and raising questions about whether it is possible to remain in the same party."

Regarding the double special prosecutor law (Ssangteukgeombeop), which was rejected despite some favorable votes, and whether a revised version addressing problematic provisions could be proposed, he responded, "It does not mean we will propose it, but that we intend to discuss a version that removes unconstitutional elements at the party caucus meeting." This is interpreted as leaving open the possibility of proposing a revised bill, as the People Power Party opposed the double special prosecutor law proposed by the Democratic Party of Korea on the grounds of unconstitutionality.