Kim Min-seok Asks, "Is the Party Managing Its Finances Properly?"—Post-Chuseok Work Reports to Be Livestreamed

[Financial News] The Democratic Party of Korea will livestream public work reports from its party secretariat, special committees, task forces, provincial and metropolitan city party organizations, and research institute after Chuseok. The plan is intended to enhance transparency in party operations by disclosing not only each organization’s activities but also its financial management and future plans.
Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok said on the party’s YouTube channel “Minti07” on the 16th, in response to a question about the operation of task forces within the party, "After Chuseok, we plan to publicly present the work reports of the party secretariat, each special committee and task force, the provincial and metropolitan city party organizations, and the research institute, just as the government does."
Kim said, "We will livestream the proceedings in a format where the people directly responsible come forward to report and discuss how the party actually operates, whether it is managing its finances properly, whether it is organizing itself effectively, and how it is preparing for what comes next." He added, "This will also demonstrate overall transparency within the party."
Kim also disclosed the party’s current system for operating special bodies. He explained that the party had finalized the number of special bodies handling major structural issues at “Mega12,” after adding “Pumgyeok Min-saeng” and other bodies to the existing “Mega10.”
Among the Mega12 bodies, he identified Mega Growth and Pumgyeok Min-saeng as key organizations. Kim will personally chair both bodies, while lawmaker Lee Kwang-jae will oversee Mega Growth’s practical work as senior vice chair. The party has asked former National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik to serve as standing adviser to Pumgyeok Min-saeng.
The party will also expand smaller “mini task forces” to address short-term issues. Kim said, "There have been continuous requests recently, so we are now moving to a mini task force system," adding that the groups would handle "somewhat more short-term issues."
Citing lawmaker Kim Young-ho’s recent proposal on introducing smartphones for students, he said, "It was very meaningful, and he said he wanted to address it through a task force himself, so I told him, ‘Okay, go ahead.’"
Regarding criticism that there are too many task forces within the party, he said, "I believe it is fine for each lawmaker to lead one task force."
After Chuseok, the Democratic Party of Korea plans to review the activities of its special bodies and party organizations through the public work reports and disclose its future tasks as well.
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