The Democratic Party announced plans to hold a plenary session on July 9 to address numerous livelihood bills that have passed through committees but have not yet been voted on. This decision comes despite the People Power Party's declaration of a boycott regarding committee formation.
Han Byeong-do, the party's acting leader and floor leader, made this statement during a legislative countermeasures meeting at the National Assembly. He noted, "The People Power Party continues its boycott of livelihood issues." Following this, Han and other party leaders visited National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik to request the opening of the plenary session.
After discussions with Speaker Cho, Kim Han-kyu, the party's deputy floor leader, told reporters, "There are bills that can be processed without contention between the parties, so we asked Speaker Cho to convene the plenary session." He added that Speaker Cho is well aware of the situation regarding bill processing and encouraged further negotiations between the parties.
Kim emphasized, "We will demand that the People Power Party cooperate swiftly on committee formation to facilitate the processing of bills in this week's plenary session."
Cheon Jun-ho, the party's senior deputy floor leader, stated, "According to the National Assembly Act, plenary sessions for processing bills are to be held every Thursday, separate from committee formation, and we will discuss this with the People Power Party."
Previously, the Democratic Party unilaterally elected chairs for 11 committees, including the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and the Political Affairs Committee, on June 30. In response, the People Power Party announced a boycott, leading to heightened tensions, with the Democratic Party criticizing the People Power Party for its stance on livelihood issues and the People Power Party accusing the Democratic Party of monopolizing the National Assembly.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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