People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk called for a nationwide re-election while visiting Seoul's Olympic Park on Tuesday.

The demand highlights a growing rift within the ruling party over how to handle election disputes and the legitimacy of recent voting outcomes.

Jang spoke to supporters in response to police attempts to forcibly enter the Jamsil counting site, where protests have continued for 12 days [1]. He said the goal of the party's election petition is not merely a formal request but a path toward a full nationwide re-election.

"The petition is just the beginning... the goal is a nationwide re-election," Jang said [2].

However, other high-ranking party members have pushed back against this framing. Floor leader Jeong Jeom-sik said the election petition is not about seeking a re-election, but is instead about the restoration of voting rights [3].

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon offered a sharper critique of the strategy. He said the demands for a re-election are wasteful and described the rhetoric as a slogan used for the sake of preserving political positions [4].

Jang said the party must respond to citizens who are demanding both a special prosecutor's investigation and new elections rather than accepting police forced dissolution of the protest sites [5].

“"The petition is just the beginning... the goal is a nationwide re-election"”

The public disagreement between the party leader, the floor leader, and the mayor of the capital suggests a significant lack of coordination within the People Power Party. By framing the election petition as a tool for total re-election, Jang is aligning himself with the more hardline protest elements, while the other leaders are attempting to pivot toward a more legally sustainable argument regarding voting rights to avoid political instability.