People Power Party Confirms Im Yi-ja as New Policy Committee Chair

On August 20, the People Power Party confirmed Im Yi-ja, a three-term lawmaker, as the new chair of its policy committee. The position had been vacant for over two months following the election of Jeong Jeom-sik as the party's floor leader.

Choi Soo-jin, the party's chief spokesperson, announced the decision to reporters after a party meeting held at the National Assembly.

Im, a former vice chair of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, has a background in labor activism and has served on the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee. In the first half of the 22nd National Assembly, she was the chair of the Finance and Economy Planning Committee. Within the party, she has held various positions, including deputy floor leader, member of the emergency response committee, chair of the special committee on labor reform, and chair of the special committee on climate crisis response.

The term for the policy committee chair is one year, and the chair is classified as a natural member of the Supreme Council, holding voting rights in the party's decision-making body.

Park Soo-young (second term, Busan Nam-gu), Kim Mi-ae (second term, Busan Haeundae-gu), and Kim Eun-hye (second term, Seongnam Bundang-gu) were appointed as deputy chairs of the policy committee. The new deputy floor leaders are Lee Sang-hwi (North Gyeongsang Province Pohang Nam-gu and Ulleung-gun) and Kwak Gyu-taek (Busan Seo-gu and Dong-gu).

Meanwhile, the People Power Party has decided to pursue election nullification lawsuits following the National Election Commission's dismissal of complaints regarding the Seoul mayoral election and other elections.

Choi stated, "We will file objections regarding the elections for the heads of local governments and proportional representation in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. Additionally, we plan to file lawsuits to nullify the elections in four districts in Songpa, including the Songpa District Mayor, local Seoul councilors, and proportional representatives for Songpa."

She added, "The areas for the election lawsuits were chosen due to serious allegations of insufficient ballots and electronic manipulation, particularly in regions where party leader Jang Dong-hyuk personally argued the case."

The People Power Party aims to submit the lawsuits to the court by the deadline of August 28.

Previously, on August 12, the National Election Commission rejected the People Power Party's complaints regarding the Seoul mayoral election, stating that the issues of insufficient ballots and voting interruptions did not significantly affect the election results.

Additionally, the commission dismissed complaints filed by the People Power Party regarding proportional representation elections for the Seoul City Council, the Incheon mayoral election and its proportional representation councilors, the Gyeonggi governor election and its proportional representation councilors, as well as the Chungbuk governor and its proportional representation councilors.