Gwangsan District Council of Jeonnam Gwangju Postpones Review of Negotiation Group Ordinance Bill...No Decision This Session

Progressive Party’s Proposed Ordinance Fails to Pass Operations Committee

Further Discussion to Be Held at a Later Date

The Gwangsan District Council of Jeonnam Gwangju Metropolitan City has postponed the handling of an ordinance bill aimed at establishing the legal basis for forming negotiation groups. After reviewing the ordinance bill, the Operations Committee decided not to vote on it in this session and to discuss it again at a later date.

According to the Gwangsan District Council on the 28th, the Operations Committee of the 306th extraordinary session, held on the 24th, deferred the review of the "Ordinance on the Formation and Operation of Negotiation Groups in Gwangsan District Council, Jeonnam Gwangju Metropolitan City." This ordinance bill was sponsored by Assemblywoman Kim Eunjung of the Progressive Party (Cheomdan 1·2-dong). As a result, the ordinance will not be processed in this extraordinary session, which ends on the 30th.

Gwangsan District Council of Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City.

The Local Autonomy Act allows local councils to establish negotiation groups. Matters such as requirements for formation, registration procedures, and operation must be set by ordinances enacted by each local council.

The ordinance bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Kim stipulates that a minimum of three members is required to form a negotiation group. The 10th Gwangsan District Council consists of 19 members: 14 from the Democratic Party, 4 from the Progressive Party, and 1 from the National Innovation Party. If the ordinance is enacted, the Progressive Party would be able to form a negotiation group independently.

The Operations Committee of the Gwangsan District Council discussed the purpose and necessity of this ordinance, but decided to defer the review, citing the need for further examination of various issues.

Assemblywoman Kim Eunjung stated, "Since the very beginning of the 10th council, the Democratic Party has unilaterally pushed for the formation of the council leadership, and is now even opposing the creation of an institutional framework for cooperation," adding, "Given the differing opinions on the necessity of negotiation groups, I will work to broaden consensus through sufficient discussions going forward."

Meanwhile, during the 9th Gwangsan District Council, a similar ordinance bill on negotiation groups, sponsored by Progressive Party lawmaker Kuk Kanghyeon, was also deferred by the Operations Committee and eventually discarded with the expiration of the council's term.

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