Yang Hyang-ja, former Chairperson of the People Power Party Joint Election Countermeasures Committee, urged Kweon Seong-dong, the floor leader, to resign quickly on the 5th.
On the same day, Yang posted on Facebook, "The immediate resignation of Kweon Seong-dong, the floor leader, is the first step for change and innovation in the party. It is the minimal condition for victory in next year's local elections," and added, "Kweon must realize before it is too late that the longer he holds on, the uglier it becomes."
Yang said, "I couldn't sleep after yesterday's closing ceremony. After giving up power for three years in a powerless manner, there has been no adequate reflection," and noted, "Those who have led the party during this time should kneel and sincerely repent before the people and supporters, yet they are merely making excuses and looking for their own paths."
He criticized, "Why did we endure the humiliation of giving up power after three years? It was due to the absurd emergency martial law by former President Yoon. Those who supported him while enjoying privileges did not only fail to defend the martial law, but they even backed it up. Kweon, along with his supporters, is eager to protect their trifling privileges instead of stepping down. Kweon should have resigned at yesterday's closing ceremony."
Yang, who previously served as a supreme committee member from the Democratic Party of Korea, founded the Reform Party after leaving the party, teaming up with Lee Jun-seok. However, just before this presidential election, she joined the People Power Party to participate in the primary election. After being eliminated in the first cutoff, she joined the presidential campaign of Han Dong-hoon, the former leader of the People Power Party.
Meanwhile, the People Power Party is scheduled to hold a general meeting at 10:30 a.m. to discuss post-election recovery plans and leadership issues.