DP to Push for Election of 11 Standing Committee Chairs, Including Judiciary Committee, Today

Han Byung-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced that the party will unilaterally process the election of 11 standing committee chairs, including the chair of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, during today's (June 30) plenary session.
After meeting with People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeom-sik and senior deputy floor leader Kim Seung-soo at the National Assembly today, alongside his own senior deputy floor leader Cheon Jun-ho, Han stated, "To create a National Assembly that works without further delay, we will process the 11 standing committees first."
He further relayed the details of the meeting between the two parties, saying, "We proposed a plan to divide the committees with 11 for the ruling party and 7 for the opposition, which included the ruling party taking the chair of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. However, the negotiations fell through again today as the People Power Party raised issues regarding the exclusion of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee."
He also explained, "We presented a plan that seeks a balance by appropriately considering the economy, diplomacy, and security so that mutual understanding could be reached. We allocated the standing committee chairs at an 11 to 7 ratio based on the number of parliamentary seats, and we did not unilaterally insist on a plan favorable only to us, but even that was completely ignored."
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