Ruling Saenuri Party to decide fate of embattled floor leader on Wednesday 유승민

The fate of the ruling Saenuri Party′s embattled floor leader Yoo Seong－min will be decided at a general meeting of party lawmakers on tomorrow morning Our Park Ji－won has the latest on the man who has been under intense pressure to resign from the presidential office and within his own party The ruling Saenuri Party′s Supreme Council will convene a general meeting of its lawmakers on Wednesday to end its internal strife over the fate of its floor leader Yoo Seong－min “The Supreme Council said it will convene a general meeting with the goal of adopting a resolution to urge the floor leader to resign for the future of the party and the success of the Park Geun－hye administration ″ Second－term lawmaker Kim Tae－ho， who is one of five Supreme Council members， further explained： ″I think Supreme Council members share an understanding that a quick resolution is beneficial for both the public and the party ″ Yoo said on Tuesday that he would accept the will of his fellow lawmakers ″The Supreme Council asked for a general meeting to be convened at 9 a m on Wednesday and I accepted the request I will also accept the outcome of the meeting That′s it ″ The Supreme Council′s pressure on Yoo comes after an internal deadline set by lawmakers loyal to President Park， which was this Monday Yoo has been facing growing pressure from within the party to step down ever since President Park criticized him for his role in the initial passage late last month of a bill she vetoed Still， a sizable number of his fellow conservative lawmakers support him A local media outlet surveyed the allegiances of all Saenuri Party lawmakers， and it showed those loyal to President Park account for roughly 22 percent， while those who are not part of the pro－Park faction account for an estimated 34 percent The rest of the party′s members， or roughly 44 percent， are neutral Due to the relatively smaller percentage of President Park loyalists inside the party， some analysts speculate that Yoo′s resignation will only deepen the internal strife within the party Park Ji－won， Arirang News