"Constitutional Reform Up to What the Public Wants"... 'Housing New Deal' Proposed

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Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok stated in his negotiation group representative speech at the National Assembly that he will push for feasible constitutional amendment, adding that the restructuring of power structures can go as far as the public desires.

Today (September 8), People Power Party Floor Leader Chung Jeom-sik is scheduled to deliver a negotiation group representative speech.

This is reporter Kim Kwan-jin.

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Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok took the podium for his first negotiation group representative speech at the National Assembly since taking office.

He stated, "We will push for a 'feasible constitutional amendment' that reflects the changes of the times and the demands of the public."

Regarding the scope of the constitutional amendment, he said the following:

[Kim Min-seok / Leader, Democratic Party : Including the May 18 Democratization Movement and the Bu-Ma Democratic Struggle in the preamble of the Constitution is the starting point of constitutional reform, and the restructuring of power structures can go as far as the public wants.]

Last July, National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik sparked considerable controversy by remarking that "constitutional reform for consecutive terms of the incumbent president is a matter of public choice." Mindful of this, he appears to have expressed a cautious stance that the scope of constitutional reform will be determined by observing public opinion.

Regarding political reform, he proposed full-scale discussions on easing the requirements for parliamentary negotiation groups, while also adding this idea:

[Kim Min-seok / Leader, Democratic Party : Instead of grandiose political reform, let us simply sit mixed together at plenary sessions. How about sitting in alphabetical order by Korean consonants rather than by party?]

On real estate issues, leader Kim stated that the goal of housing policy goes beyond stabilizing prices to resolving housing problems, proposing the implementation of a 'Housing New Deal' that would drastically increase housing budgets.

Regarding the expansion of housing supply, he suggested high-density, multi-use development in station areas and quasi-industrial zones, as well as discussing ways to utilize sites proposed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, such as water reclamation centers.

[Kim Min-seok / Leader, Democratic Party : Height restrictions near the National Assembly and the Supreme Court are also remnants of the authoritarian era.]

In response to leader Kim's speech, the People Power Party criticized, saying, "If you want to amend the constitution, you just need to get President Lee Jae-myung to declare that he will not run for consecutive terms," and "They are attempting to 'change their signboard' without even apologizing for the failure of their real estate policy."

Today, People Power Party Floor Leader Chung Jeom-sik will deliver his negotiation group representative speech.

(Video reporting: Oh Young-chun, Kim Yong-woo | Video editing: Oh Young-taek | Design: Lee Jong-jung)
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