On the 23rd, the People Power Party confirmed that the Central Party's Candidate Management Committee would directly oversee the nominations for significant districts like Seoul's Gangnam and Songpa. This decision drew criticism that party leader Jang Dong-hyuk is using nomination rights to solidify his authority; however, the party justified the move as a proactive measure to prevent conflicts that might arise during the nomination process. This restructuring indicates a strategic shift within the party to manage candidate selection centralized, especially in contested regions.

In a meeting of the Candidate Management Committee, the party designated various populous metropolitan areas and key districts for direct oversight, emphasizing the importance of managing nominations carefully in regions critical to the party's electoral success. The new rules were recently amended to allow centralized candidate choices in local governments of over 500,000 residents, effectively reducing the influence of specific factions within the party, particularly those aligned with pro-Han Dong-hun members like Bae Hyun-jin in the Songpa district.

Following the committee's meeting, Jang pledged to conduct a clean nomination process, advocating for candidates who truly align with the party's core values. He urged the committee to reject candidates who might seek nominations through unscrupulous means, such as exploiting the party leadership’s name for personal gain. This leadership strategy appears aimed not only at achieving altruistic goals within the party but also at reinforcing its ideological direction ahead of the upcoming elections.