On Wednesday, Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, announced the dissolution of his election campaign committee, which had been embroiled in internal strife for weeks.

On the campaign trail, the nominee from the People Power Party announced that he would be starting with an improved campaign team that is more compact for efficiency. He also apologized once more for the conflicts and scandals that have arisen within the party and surrounding his family.

As of today, the election committee has been disbanded." Instead of appointing legislators to campaign positions, I will establish a new campaign headquarters that will be strictly focused on practicality," Yoon said at a press conference held at the party's headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on Wednesday.

After the original election committee, which was led by veteran campaigner Kim Chong-in, was disbanded, Yoon noted that the number of leadership positions — including the chief, subcommittee chiefs, and standing chairpersons — and the number of internal committees had caused the decision-making process to sluggish.

Yoon's decision, on the other hand, is widely interpreted as reflecting his desire to eliminate figures with whom he has been at odds since being appointed as the PPP's presidential candidate for the March presidential election.

The discord between Yoon and Kim came to light two days before Wednesday's announcement when Kim, the election committee's top official, made a surprise announcement of an overhaul of the committee without informing the candidate in advance of his decision.

According to Yoon, the new campaign headquarters will have a single control tower, and all of the subcommittees will be integrated and operate as different "teams," rather than separate entities.

Yoon appointed Rep. Kwon Yong-se, a four-term lawmaker for the People's Progressive Party (PPP), as the leader of the new election team. Yoon and Kwon are known to have been friends since college.

While Yoon stated that he would announce additional appointments the following day, it has been reported that Lim Tae-hee, a former lawmaker and close aide to Kim Chong-in, will be in charge of the election pledges in the coming weeks.

The new campaign team, according to Yoon, will include a greater number of people in their 20s and 30s because they have "brilliant" ideas, which comes from a younger demographic, he added.

When asked about his relationship with Kim Chong-in following the dissolution of the group, Yoon stated that he is "grateful for Kim's assistance."

"I just met Kim a couple of days ago. He received a phone call from me as well, in which I expressed my gratitude and asked him to continue giving advice," Yoon said.

Kim, on the other hand, expressed dissatisfaction with Yoon's announcement on Wednesday, raising questions about his ability to recruit a new campaign team.

Kim, who served as the election committee's top official, announced his resignation early Wednesday morning, just before Yoon proposed the committee's dissolution.

The first person to suggest that it was critical to creating an election committee that was both compact and efficient was me, many years ago. "However, because he designed an aircraft carrier, it lacked mobility," Kim explained.

As a result, I proposed a complete reorganization of the committee, which was approved unanimously. Due to Yoon's inexperience with politics, he may have believed that it was preferable to have as many people as possible, which has resulted in the current situation.

"The people who are close to Yoon are people with whom I am extremely uncomfortable," Kim continued. With them, I am unable to run a political campaign committee."

At the press conference, Yoon also shared his thoughts on PPP Chairman Lee Jun-Seok, with whom he has had a long-standing disagreement.

"Together with Lee, I have been elected to work for regime change by the people and party members. "As a result, we've received the same order from the people," Yoon explained further.

"I am confident that Lee will perform admirably in his role as chairman of the party in the upcoming presidential election."

Yoon declined to comment on the growing calls within the party for Lee to step down, claiming that it was beyond his authority to do so. The calls, he believes, are a request for Lee to be more actively involved in the electioneering process.

The party chairman has come under increased scrutiny as a result of recent reports that he has expressed his disagreement with the presidential candidate.

When Yoon's new campaign team was unveiled at a press conference, Lee stated that making the entity more compact is in line with what he had suggested earlier in the campaign.

Yoon's promise to involve more people in their 20s and 30s in the election campaign was also warmly received by Lee and his colleagues. He believes that if the candidate can present quick and transformative proposals for the younger demographic, he will be able to win back support from the voters, according to him.

Regarding the appointment of Rep. Kwon Young-se as the leader of the new campaign team, Lee explained that he has a good relationship with Kwon and that he will do a good job in his new role. Lee went on to say that future evaluations of Kwon would be based on how well he performs in the tasks ahead of him.

A New Year's event hosted by the Korea Federation of SMEs to welcome entrepreneurs from small and medium-sized businesses marked Yoon's return to public activities after he canceled the remainder of his scheduled events in the wake of Kim's unexpected reform announcement on Monday.

Yoon also stated in a Facebook post later in the day that he intends to participate in debates with other presidential candidates in order to "demonstrate his capability as a nominee" and to explain his policies and visions for the country.