Amid mounting calls for his resignation from both within and outside the party, Kim Byung-kee, floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), is expected to announce his stance on Tuesday. According to the DPK on Sunday, Kim plans to address multiple allegations of preferential treatment in a press conference or public statement scheduled around the party’s floor leadership meeting on Tuesday. “The floor leader has said he will present his position on Dec. 30, so there will naturally be an apology to the public,” DPK floor spokesperson Kim Hyun-jung told reporters on Sunday. “It would be best to wait and see.” A series of allegations involving Kim and his family has dominated headlines in recent weeks, beginning with claims last week that he received complimentary hotel accommodations from Korean Air. Local media reported that Kim stayed for two nights, from Nov. 22 to 24 last year, in a royal suite at Seogwipo KAL Hotel in Jeju, at an estimated cost of 1.65 million won ($1,140). At the time, Kim was serving on the National Assembly’s Political Affairs Committee,