Growing Feud Between President Roh and Uri Party
Fierce conflict worsens between President Roh and Uri Party Chairman Kim Geun Tae. Kim announced that the party will conduct a survey to decide its future direction although Roh opposed the idea, saying, “Only a few senior lawmakers, presidential candidates, and lawmakers of the party cannot determine the Uri Party’s fate.” Roh suggested that, regarding the issue of its political realignment, the party’s future should be decided through its convention.
President Roh, currently visiting Indonesia, posted a letter on the Chung Wa Dae website yesterday entitled, ‘It is necessary for all of us to take a responsible attitude’. He said in the letter to the ruling Uri Party that the future direction and fate should be discussed through the national party convention, stressing that the future direction is not a matter that can be decided by only some senior leaders, presidential candidates, and lawmakers.
President Roh also stressed, “All procedures should be conducted in compliance with the party constitution. They should be democratic, traditional, and legitimate. It is a basic principle of democracy,” continuing, “As a party member, I want to discuss the party’s future with the leaders and party members.”
In the middle of the growing feud between President Roh and the party leaders, Roh supporters within the party heavily criticized the leaders and their plan to conduct a survey on the party’s future through a questionnaire. One of the president's supporters, Kim Hyuk Kyu, criticized his party leaders, saying, “It is nonsense to survey the party and plan its future direction through a questionnaire with multiple choices.”
Despite President Roh’s strong opposition, the party leaders decided that they will conduct the survey as scheduled, saying, “There is no time to hesitate to discuss our future with our party members.”
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