The Reform Party appointed chairs for 12 of its 16 local chapters on October 6. Additionally, the central office was restructured from a system of one department and six divisions to two departments and six teams.
The party announced its plans to enhance the agility of a minor party through the initial organizational restructuring plan presented by the Emergency Committee.
The previous six divisions, including the Planning and Coordination Division, General Affairs Division, Organization Division, Public Relations Division, Communications Division, and Policy Division, have been reorganized into two divisions: the Party Affairs Coordination Division and the Strategic Planning Division. The secretariat has been abolished. The Party Affairs Coordination Division now includes the General Affairs Team and the Planning and Organization Team, while the Strategic Planning Division comprises the Communications Team, Policy AI Team, Public Relations Team, and New Media Team.
This restructuring follows the submission of collective resignations by the party's office staff union on September 18, which expressed its commitment to the party's reconstruction and reform. The leadership did not accept the resignations and proceeded with the organizational changes.
The party also restructured its regional organizations, appointing chairs for 12 of the 16 local chapters. Busan is currently a provisional chapter, and the chapters in Gangwon, Jeonbuk, and Jeju have yet to be established. Among these, five chairs, including Lee Yong-woo in Seoul, Jeong Hee-yun in Gyeonggi, Lee Eun-chang in Chungnam, Ha Heon-hwi in Sejong, and Park Jin-woo in Gwangju and Jeonnam, are set to lead regional organizations in preparation for the general elections.
The spokesperson team has appointed Lee Dong-hoon as the chief spokesperson, along with Ko Geum-ran and Cha Ho as spokespersons. Additional deputy spokespersons will be appointed later.
Lee Gi-in, the chair of the Emergency Committee, stated, "We will prepare for the general elections and the reconstruction of the party based on the new central office and the 12 local chapter organizations."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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