Jeong Dal-seong Cleared of Proxy Voting Charges... Han Dong-soo's Dismissal

The reporter asked Rep. Jeong Dal-seong whether the Nosamo lightning meeting and the dissolution ceremony of the Party Member Sovereignty Era, as seen in a Facebook photo, took place simultaneously on the same day. This question aimed to confirm the connection between the two events. Rep. Jeong Dal-seong denied the simultaneous holding of the two events, stating that his participation in the Party Member Sovereignty Era event was separate, and the Nosamo lightning meeting was unrelated to the Party Member Sovereignty Era.

The reporter confirmed Rep. Jeong Dal-seong's activities with the Cheongjeong Yurangdan and asked for his stance on Lee Jong-won's alleged manipulation of public opinion. The inquiry specifically addressed Lee Jong-won's live broadcasting instructing respondents to choose different regions or ages if the region or age quota was full during a public opinion poll. Rep. Jeong Dal-seong evaded a direct answer, stating that he was unaware of Lee Jong-won's alleged manipulation of public opinion, having neither seen nor heard anything about it.

Rep. Jeong Dal-seong stated that he respects the ethics committee's decision to clear him of disciplinary action regarding proxy voting. He emphasized that the party's election management committee must objectively and fairly differentiate all cases, including his own, and establish follow-up measures. Rep. Jeong's principled answer, in the context of this proxy voting issue and his own case, suggested the need for fundamental problem-solving efforts at the party level.

The case of Rep. Jeong Dal-seong's proxy voting expulsion petition was dramatically averted when the disciplinary action was dismissed by Han Dong-soo, head of the ethics committee. The reporter expressed concern that this dismissal could make it difficult to establish clear standards for proxy voting in future online elections. It was pointed out that this case could set a bad precedent, effectively giving a free pass.

Rep. Jeong Dal-seong stated that he made his explanations regarding the disciplinary procedure to the ethics committee, not the party's election management committee. He argued that to fundamentally resolve this issue, an in-depth discussion is needed on how the party's election management committee will make self-correcting efforts to ensure objectivity and fairness. This statement is interpreted as emphasizing the need to prevent similar controversies from recurring through internal system improvements within the party.