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The main opposition Democratic United Party on Friday elected neutral third-term lawmaker Rep. Park Ki-choon as its new floor leader.
In a run-off vote, the incumbent vice floor leader beat Rep. Shin Geh-ryoon, representing the party’s dominant faction of loyalists to the former President Roh Moo-hyun.
Park, 56, replaces Rep. Park Jie-won, who resigned last week over the party’s defeat in the presidential election.
The new whip is to serve until May to fill the remainder of Park’s one-year term.
His first task will be to hold an election to pick an interim party head. Lee Hae-chan, former chairman, stepped down last month to pave the way for a candidacy merger between its presidential nominee Moon Jae-in and independent Ahn Cheol-soo.
He must also pull together the beleaguered party in the lead up to the April parliamentary by-elections.
Park pledged to eradicate the party’s factional strife and to reinforce its policy prowess.
“Today is to be the last day of interfaction disputes,” Rep. Park said upon his victory.
Of 127 DUP lawmakers, 124 participated in the vote. Park and Shin competed in the run-off after none of the three contestants, including underdog Rep. Kim Dong-cheol, won a majority in the initial round.
Park won 63 votes against Shin’s 58.
Park’s victory is seen as reflecting the skepticism towards the pro-Roh faction of the party, blamed for the DUP’s defeat in the Dec. 19 presidential election.
“During the campaigning season, (the pro-Roh figures) would monopolize candidate Moon Jae-in and keep other lawmakers away from him,” Rep. Park said in his address.
“Such partisan divide is hurting the party’s morale.”
He also underlined his field experience as a second-term vice floor leader in a conservative-ruled parliament.
“I have safeguarded the party’s interests, including its number of parliamentary committee chairmanships,” Park said.
“This experience will be crucial in negotiating with the ruling Saenuri Party and the incoming Park Geun-hye administration.”
He refrained from chairing the party’s emergency leadership council, advocating a binary commanding system. A separate vote is to be held to select an interim chief to chair the party until the national convention in May.
By Bae Hyun-jung (tellme@heraldcorp.com)
In a run-off vote, the incumbent vice floor leader beat Rep. Shin Geh-ryoon, representing the party’s dominant faction of loyalists to the former President Roh Moo-hyun.
Park, 56, replaces Rep. Park Jie-won, who resigned last week over the party’s defeat in the presidential election.
The new whip is to serve until May to fill the remainder of Park’s one-year term.
His first task will be to hold an election to pick an interim party head. Lee Hae-chan, former chairman, stepped down last month to pave the way for a candidacy merger between its presidential nominee Moon Jae-in and independent Ahn Cheol-soo.
He must also pull together the beleaguered party in the lead up to the April parliamentary by-elections.
Park pledged to eradicate the party’s factional strife and to reinforce its policy prowess.
“Today is to be the last day of interfaction disputes,” Rep. Park said upon his victory.
Of 127 DUP lawmakers, 124 participated in the vote. Park and Shin competed in the run-off after none of the three contestants, including underdog Rep. Kim Dong-cheol, won a majority in the initial round.
Park won 63 votes against Shin’s 58.
Park’s victory is seen as reflecting the skepticism towards the pro-Roh faction of the party, blamed for the DUP’s defeat in the Dec. 19 presidential election.
“During the campaigning season, (the pro-Roh figures) would monopolize candidate Moon Jae-in and keep other lawmakers away from him,” Rep. Park said in his address.
“Such partisan divide is hurting the party’s morale.”
He also underlined his field experience as a second-term vice floor leader in a conservative-ruled parliament.
“I have safeguarded the party’s interests, including its number of parliamentary committee chairmanships,” Park said.
“This experience will be crucial in negotiating with the ruling Saenuri Party and the incoming Park Geun-hye administration.”
He refrained from chairing the party’s emergency leadership council, advocating a binary commanding system. A separate vote is to be held to select an interim chief to chair the party until the national convention in May.
By Bae Hyun-jung (tellme@heraldcorp.com)
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Articles by Korea Herald
