Kang Seung-gyu Appointed as Chief of General Situation Office, Park Sang-ung as Head of Organization
Lim Jong-deuk Named Chair of National Defense and Security Committee, Kim Min-jeon as Chief Spokesperson
A number of pro-Yoon (pro-Yoon Seok-yeol) incumbent lawmakers, including Lee Man-hee, Kang Seung-gyu, Park Sang-ung, Lim Jong-deuk, and Kim Min-jeon, have joined the campaign of Na Kyung-won, a People Power Party lawmaker who declared her presidential bid.
People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won is declaring her presidential candidacy on the stairs in front of the main building of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 11th. Photo by Yonhap News
According to Na's campaign on the 15th, three-term lawmaker Lee Man-hee will serve as the head of the policy headquarters. Kang Seung-gyu was appointed as the general situation office chief, and Park Sang-ung as the head of the organization headquarters.
Additionally, Lim Jong-deuk was appointed as the chair of the National Defense and Security Committee, and Kim Min-jeon as the chief spokesperson. Yang Jeong-mu, the party committee chairman for Jeonju Gap in North Jeolla Province, will serve as the senior head of the organization headquarters.
Lawmakers Lee Man-hee, Kang Seung-gyu, and Kim Min-jeon are classified as pro-Yoon faction. Kang Seung-gyu previously served as the senior secretary for civil society at the presidential office during the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.
As the People Power Party primary evolves into a confrontation between the pro-impeachment (Chan-tan) and anti-impeachment (Ban-tan) factions, this move is interpreted as an effort to capture the support of former President Yoon Seok-yeol's base.
Na, who declared her presidential bid on the 10th, revealed that she visited former President Yoon at his residence on the 5th and was told by him, "Thank you for playing a significant role during difficult times."
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