Han Byeong-do, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, visited the office of National Assembly Speaker Jo Jeong-sik on June 17 to emphasize the urgent need for a swift formation of the National Assembly to address livelihood legislation. He indicated that he would continue negotiations with the People Power Party late into the night to expedite this process.
After meeting with Speaker Jo, Han and Chief Deputy Floor Leader Cheon Jun-ho conveyed their message that the assembly's formation must be completed quickly to facilitate the passage of livelihood legislation and other matters.
Han told reporters, "I stressed several times the need to expedite negotiations with the People Power Party. The public is waiting for economic and livelihood legislation in the wake of the end of the Middle Eastern conflict. We can no longer delay and I requested Speaker Jo to expedite the assembly's formation."
He specifically stated that he plans to continue negotiations with the People Power Party for a swift assembly formation. Han noted, "I intend to enter negotiations with the opposition party directly. If we can finalize the negotiations today, I requested that the assembly's formation be addressed in the plenary session on June 18."
He added, "The reason for meeting late today is to avoid dragging out the assembly's formation any longer. We are starting in earnest to reach a quick resolution." He also mentioned that he would discuss the challenging position of the chair of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee with the People Power Party.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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