Senior Members of Yoon Suk-yeol’s Campaign Offer to Resign
It looks like with just two months to go until the Korean presidential election that opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol’s campaign is in disarray:
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) said Monday all senior members of its campaign committee, excluding its chief, offered their resignations to presidential nominee Yoon Suk-yeol to demonstrate their commitment to overhauling the campaign amid declining support for the candidate.
The PPP initally said in a text message to reporters that the resignations were submitted by campaign chief Kim Chong-in, all the standing chairs, co-chairs, heads of divisions and the chairman of the Saesidae Preparatory Committee.
A committee spokesperson later clarified that Kim did not offer to resign, and cited an error in communication.
It was not immediately known whether Yoon accepted the others’ offers.
The move comes just two months ahead of the March 9 presidential election and follows a series of resignations by other campaign and party officials.
Yonhap
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While I am not familiar with the nuances of proffered resignations within East Asian cultures, in 1942, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto offered to resign from his position as leader of the Japanese Combined Fleet if his plan to attack Midway Island was not accepted and carried out.
They decided to keep him.
By the time the battle was over, Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu (plus a couple other ships) were resting comfortably on the bottom of the Pacific.
Perhaps these resignations should be accepted?
Of course, it’s up to the PPP.
That is old news. With the exception of Kim Jong-in, the rest of the Campaign Committee has resigned and their posts terminated as of yesterday.