"No Constitutional Amendment Under This Administration… Abolish Early Voting Completely"

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Chung Jeom-sik, floor leader of the People Power Party, asserted during his negotiation group speech at the National Assembly that there will be absolutely no constitutional amendment during the term of the Lee Jae-myung administration. Strongly criticizing the current government's governance, he proposed seven major pledges, including the resurrection of prosecutors' supplementary investigation rights and the complete abolition of the early voting system.

Here is the report by Reporter Kim Bo-mi.

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Delivering his first negotiation group speech at the National Assembly since taking office, People Power Party Floor Leader Chung Jeom-sik targeted the ruling bloc's push for constitutional amendment, questioning whether President Lee Jae-myung intends to delay his own trials by extending his term, and declaring that there will be no constitutional amendment under this administration.

[Chung Jeom-sik / Floor Leader, People Power Party: We will never discuss constitutional amendment with forces that seek to promote private interests through it.]

He criticized that areas such as public security, real estate, stocks, and the rule of law are collapsing under the current government, using political coined words to make his point.

[Chung Jeom-sik / Floor Leader, People Power Party: The term 'Jamdemic' is spreading. It is a compound word of President Lee Jae-myung and pandemic. It means that everything he touches brings disaster.]

Regarding the cabinet reshuffle, he argued that the head of a group seeking to cancel indictments became a nominee for Minister of Justice, and a symbol of preferential treatment and unfairness became a nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family.

[Chung Jeom-sik / Floor Leader, People Power Party: The government's message is clear. It will certainly carry out 'erasing the president's own crimes' and give up on the younger generation.]

At parts where he raised his voice, claiming that President Lee is trying to 'bury' his own trials and that the nation has entered an 'era where the people's rights to life and safety are being buried,' shouting echoed across the plenary chamber, and even profanity came from the ruling party's seats.

[Pan-ruling bloc lawmaker: What nonsense about being buried.]

[Pan-ruling bloc lawmaker: What are those bastards who tried to start a war talking about!]

[People Power Party lawmaker: No, Mr. Chairman, they said bastards, they said bastards!]

While some Democratic Party lawmakers walked out, Floor Leader Chung also announced seven major pledges, including the resurrection of prosecutors' supplementary investigation rights, the complete abolition of inheritance and gift taxes between spouses, and the abolition of the early voting system.

Regarding Floor Leader Chung's speech, the Democratic Party criticized, "It was rampant with far-right claims and curses while abandoning responsibility and alternatives."

(Video reporting: Lee Seung-hwan, Shin Dong-hwan | Video editing: Park Sun-soo | Design: Yang Gi-tae)
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