Main opposition party frets as head of innovation committee abruptly quits

Disarray in the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) showed signs of deepening Monday, as the head of the committee to reform the conservative party abruptly stepped down, citing a clash with the party leadership over personnel reshuffle. The PPP has been in political limbo since former President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his failed martial law bid and a defeat in the presidential election last month. Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, a software mogul who voted in favor of Yoon's impeachment, was tapped to head the committee to reform the party five days ago, but said he would quit and announce his bid for the party's leader at the upcoming national convention, expected to take place in August. "I refuse to accept an innovation committee that was appointed without consensus," Ahn told reporters. "I accepted the proposal for the committee chair out of a sense of desperation for the party, but I ran into a huge wall even before opening the door to reform," Ahn said. Ahn said he had repeatedly urged the PPP's emergency leadership committee for a personnel shake-up but that his calls were rejected.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times