장동혁 사퇴론 격화…한동훈 "퇴행 정치" 직격 / 연합뉴스TV (YonhapnewsTV)

[Anchor] Pressure for Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk to resign is intensifying within the People Power Party. Chairman Jang is pushing back against this, emphasizing that he has no intention of stepping down. Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon even directly criticized the move, calling it "regressive politics." Reporter Jo Han-dae reports. [Reporter] Supreme Council member Woo Jae-jun, who clashed with the party's establishment faction over his public remarks calling for a "total resignation of the leadership," has once again raised the pressure, stating that the majority of lawmakers within the party agree with Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk's resignation. [Woo Jae-jun / People Power Party Supreme Council Member (SBS Radio 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show')] "I think it will be over 70 to 80 percent. Rather than an atmosphere of fiercely ousting the leadership, I think they will try to persuade him." Rep. Lee Seong-kwon of the reformist faction also took to social media, mentioning the party's approval ratings rising after the election and pointing out, "Do not mistake this for your own achievement," while urging him to "acknowledge responsibility for the alienation of public sentiment and step down." Representative Jang Dong-hyuk actively refuted calls for his resignation via social media, without holding any public events. Sharing a poll showing that a majority of the party's supporters do not agree with the leadership's responsibility regarding the local election results, Representative Jang countered by stating that it was not his own "mental victory" but "their mental defeat." Amidst escalating internal party conflict, Representative Han Dong-hoon, who has officially expressed his desire to return to the party, appeared on Yonhap News TV and strongly criticized Representative Jang. [Han Dong-hoon / Independent Representative (Appearing on Yonhap News TV)] "Despite it being an election defeat for which he clearly must take responsibility, he is making excuses with various excuses and riding on conspiracy theories about election fraud... It shows that he prioritizes only his own survival. Naturally, that is regressive politics." Regarding the demand by reformist lawmakers to hold a general meeting of lawmakers to discuss Representative Jang's future, Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik has avoided giving a definitive answer for now, stating that he will consider it until this coming Sunday. [Jeong Jeom-sik / Floor Leader, People Power Party] "Because we can only set the date for the general assembly of lawmakers after the schedule for these matters (Special Committee on State Affairs Investigation, Special Committee on Personnel Hearings) is finalized first..." If the general assembly of lawmakers is confirmed to be held next week, the internal conflict surrounding Representative Jang's resignation is expected to enter a new phase. This is Cho Han-dae from Yonhap News TV. [Video Reporting: Kim Seong-su, Park Tae-beom, Kim Sang-hoon, Hong Su-ho] [Video Editing: Lee Ae-ryeon] [Graphics: Lee Hyun-jin] ▣ Subscribe to Yonhap News TV's documentary channel 'Docu-Digging'    / @docu-digging   ▣ Subscribe to Yonhap News TV YouTube Channel    / @yonhapnewstv23   ▣ The beginning of Korean news, Yonhap News TV / Yonhap News TV http://www.yonhapnewstv.co.kr/