[뉴스1번지] '당권·징계' 혼돈의 여야…보완수사권 폐지 충돌 / 연합뉴스TV (YonhapnewsTV)

[Guests: Kim Jin-wook, Former Spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea; Yoon Hee-seok, Former Spokesperson for the People Power Party] Both the ruling and opposition parties are experiencing internal turmoil, engulfed in a "party leadership race" and a "disciplinary civil war," respectively. Meanwhile, as the Democratic Party accelerates the abolition of supplementary investigative powers, the People Power Party is escalating its offensive by citing the "Jang Yoon-ki case." We will examine these political issues, including related matters, in detail with Kim Jin-wook, former Spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, and Yoon Hee-seok, former Spokesperson for the People Power Party. [Question 1] Yesterday, the Democratic Party’s National Convention Preparatory Committee reaffirmed its stance that the introduction of the preferential voting system is "difficult to view as a violation of the party constitution or regulations," and the ball has now passed back to the Supreme Council. Today, Supreme Council members from the pro-Myung faction and the pro-Cheong faction clashed publicly once again. They failed to reach a conclusion on whether to introduce the preferential voting system. The Democratic Party has decided to hold another closed-door Supreme Council meeting this evening to discuss the matter. What decision do you expect them to make? Given that the pro-Cheong faction holds a majority among the seven Supreme Council members, there is talk that the proposal might be rejected. [Question 1-1] If the preferential voting system is rejected by the Supreme Council, will the Election Preparatory Committee re-discuss the method of electing the party leader? [Question 2] Who do you think will have the advantage depending on whether the preferential voting system or the runoff voting system is adopted? [Question 3] The pace of the contenders for the party leadership is also quickening. Former Prime Minister Kim Min-suk, former leader Song Young-gil, and former leader Chung Cheong-rae have all visited the Honam region, where there is a high concentration of party members with voting rights. Former Prime Minister Kim mentioned the results of the recent June 3 local elections and trends in approval ratings, expressing concern that it is difficult to guarantee victory in the upcoming general election and that the government could be shaken. Does this appear to be aimed at former leader Chung? [Question 3-1] Former Representative Chung, who has recently been under attack from contenders for the party leadership, stated, "If I fight 2 against 1 or 3 against 1, I get beaten up badly. It hurts a lot," and added, "If I get hit, I will take it; I will occasionally act in self-defense." It is also noteworthy that he is maintaining a relatively quiet stance without declaring his candidacy. What do you see as his strategy? [Question 3-2] Amidst the intensifying war of nerves among the leadership contenders, a CCTV video released by YouTuber Kim Ou-joon is becoming a hot topic. In response to attacks from the pro-Cheong faction regarding former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok's absence from the December 3rd vote to lift martial law, Kim released footage of former Prime Minister Kim busily moving around inside and outside the National Assembly on that day. Given that Kim Ou-joon has been providing support for former Representative Chung Cheong-rae, there are reactions that this itself is somewhat unexpected. [Question 4] The People Power Party's appointment of an additional member to the Ethics Committee is being interpreted as an attempt to expedite disciplinary proceedings. Amidst this, remarks made by Representative Jang Dong-hyuk during a YouTube broadcast today are drawing attention. This message was released after Representative Jang announced a policy of "permanently banning the reinstatement of those involved in the misconduct." How did you perceive this? [Question 4-1] How do you view the fact that Representative Han Dong-hoon brought up the incident regarding the party members' bulletin board again and called it a "criminal act"? What stance do you expect Representative Han to take? [Question 5] Representative Ahn Cheol-soo and Representative Han Dong-hoon are engaged in a war of words over the announcement of the assembly location for People Power Party lawmakers during the state of emergency. Regarding Representative Ahn’s testimony during the trial of Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho on charges of obstructing the vote to lift martial law, in which he stated, "I understand that the person who first announced People Power Party lawmakers to gather at the party headquarters rather than the National Assembly during the state of emergency was then-Party Representative Han," Representative Han countered that this was a "distortion of facts." The dispute is heating up as they continue to exchange counter-rebuttals. What are your thoughts on this? [Question 6] The National Assembly’s Legislation and Judici...