Jeong Jeongsik: "If the Democratic Party Refuses to Relinquish Judiciary Committee Chairmanship, It Is Public Deception"

Deadlock in Assembly Composition Talks

Dispute Intensifies Over Judiciary Committee Chairmanship

Jeong Jeong-sik, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, urged that the position of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee chair be allotted to the People Power Party on June 18, stating, "If the Democratic Party does not relinquish the Legislation and Judiciary Committee chairmanship, the message of self-reflection they delivered after the local elections is nothing more than a hollow deception toward the public."

At the 최고위원회의 held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Jeong said, "Restoring the Legislation and Judiciary Committee chair to its proper place is the bare minimum for self-reflection," and added, "Returning the committee chairmanship to the second-largest party in the National Assembly, as is customary, is the first step toward normalizing parliamentary operations."

He continued, "At yesterday's 2+2 meeting with the Democratic Party, we confirmed that the Democratic Party intends to continue holding the Legislation and Judiciary Committee chairmanship," and added, "This is deeply disappointing."

Jung Jeong-sik, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the 최고위원회의 held at the National Assembly on June 18, 2026. Photo by Hyunmin Kim

He also stated, "Refusing to give up the committee chairmanship is tantamount to refusing to abandon the forced passage of the special prosecutor bill on the withdrawal of prosecution," and questioned, "The public sent a strong warning against the withdrawal of prosecution through the local elections, so does the Democratic Party intend to ignore this message?"

He further emphasized, "The People Power Party makes it clear that the precondition for any negotiation regarding the formation of parliamentary committees is restoring the Legislation and Judiciary Committee to its proper place."

While both parties aim to finalize negotiations on the composition of parliamentary committees for the latter half of the term before the plenary session on June 18, disagreements persist over the distribution of committee chairmanships, including that of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. As the negotiations remain deadlocked, there are concerns that the process may become prolonged.

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