One Hour Before Standing Committee List Deadline, Ruling and Opposition Parties Hold Emergency Talks... Democratic Party Says "Will Submit," People Power Party Says "Cannot Submit"

Ruling and Opposition Parties Still Divided Over Committee Member List Submission
Negotiations on Committee Formation to Continue

One hour before the deadline (noon on the 24th) set by National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik for submitting the list of standing committee members from both the ruling and opposition parties, a meeting was held between the floor leadership, but they failed to narrow their differences. The Democratic Party of Korea stated that it would submit its list of standing committee members, while the People Power Party maintained that it could not do so. Both sides plan to meet again in the afternoon to continue negotiations.

On June 24, Chun Junho, Deputy Floor Leader for Operations of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Seungsoo, Deputy Floor Leader for Operations of the People Power Party, met at the National Assembly to continue negotiations on the composition of the Assembly, but were unable to reach a compromise.

Deputy Floor Leader Chun stated, "The deputy floor leaders met, but confirmed that there was no change in the parties' positions. The Speaker has requested that both parties submit the list of members for the Assembly composition by noon, so we plan to submit it as scheduled." When asked whether the Democratic Party would take all the standing committee chairmanships, he replied, "We will have to judge based on how things progress," and added, "Shouldn't we discuss this after the People Power Party submits its list?"

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Deputy Floor Leader Kim responded, "There are strong differences between the ruling and opposition parties regarding the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, so although the Speaker set a deadline and asked for the lists to be submitted, we are only now beginning discussions. If the Speaker asks for the lists to be submitted, the opposition can only see this as pressure." He continued, "The People Power Party wants to finalize the Assembly's composition quickly, but unless the ruling party, which holds the key, presents a forward-looking agreement on the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, it is virtually impossible for us to submit the list."

Despite the differences over submitting the list of standing committee members, both parties plan to continue negotiations.

Deputy Floor Leader Chun said, "We will continue talks so that the current paralysis of the Assembly can be resolved quickly." Deputy Floor Leader Kim also stated, "We plan to meet later in the afternoon to continue discussions."

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