Cheon Jun-ho, Deputy Floor Leader of the Democratic Party, left, and Kim Seung-soo, Deputy Floor Leader of the People Power Party [Photo=Yonhap News]
Ahead of the deadline set by National Assembly Speaker Cho Jung-sik for submitting the list of standing committee members, negotiations between the Democratic Party and the People Power Party ended without any progress. Both parties plan to continue discussions on the formation of the National Assembly even if they miss the deadline.
On the morning of June 24, Cheon Jun-ho, Deputy Floor Leader of the Democratic Party, and Kim Seung-soo, Deputy Floor Leader of the People Power Party, met at the National Assembly to discuss the committee formation. However, the talks collapsed after about ten minutes due to unresolved disagreements over the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee.
Cheon stated, "According to the National Assembly Act, there is a basic legal deadline for the formation of the National Assembly by May 29. Given that a significant amount of time has passed without reaching an agreement, I believe the National Assembly is effectively paralyzed."
He added, "The Democratic Party plans to submit the list of standing committee members by noon today, as proposed by the Speaker. We have also requested the People Power Party to submit their list. It is important to take steps forward, so I believe we can submit the lists and continue discussions afterward."
However, Kim responded, "In reality, negotiations on the formation have only been ongoing for about a week. With no progress on the Judiciary Committee, it is impossible not to feel pressured by the Speaker's deadline to submit the list."
He continued, "The People Power Party also wants to conclude the negotiations quickly, but submitting the list without any agreement on the Judiciary Committee is difficult. We plan to meet later in the afternoon to advance our discussions."
Earlier, Speaker Cho urged the party leaders on June 22 to submit the list of standing committee members by noon on June 24 for the formation of the National Assembly.
On the morning of June 24, Cheon Jun-ho, Deputy Floor Leader of the Democratic Party, and Kim Seung-soo, Deputy Floor Leader of the People Power Party, met at the National Assembly to discuss the committee formation. However, the talks collapsed after about ten minutes due to unresolved disagreements over the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee.
Cheon stated, "According to the National Assembly Act, there is a basic legal deadline for the formation of the National Assembly by May 29. Given that a significant amount of time has passed without reaching an agreement, I believe the National Assembly is effectively paralyzed."
He added, "The Democratic Party plans to submit the list of standing committee members by noon today, as proposed by the Speaker. We have also requested the People Power Party to submit their list. It is important to take steps forward, so I believe we can submit the lists and continue discussions afterward."
However, Kim responded, "In reality, negotiations on the formation have only been ongoing for about a week. With no progress on the Judiciary Committee, it is impossible not to feel pressured by the Speaker's deadline to submit the list."
He continued, "The People Power Party also wants to conclude the negotiations quickly, but submitting the list without any agreement on the Judiciary Committee is difficult. We plan to meet later in the afternoon to advance our discussions."
Earlier, Speaker Cho urged the party leaders on June 22 to submit the list of standing committee members by noon on June 24 for the formation of the National Assembly.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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