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| ▲ Rep. Choo Kyung-ho (L), floor leader of the ruling People Power Party, and his main opposition Democratic Party counterpart, Park Chan-dae, look gloomy at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 5, 2024, as their negotiations failed on how to divide the committees of the newly launched 22nd parliament. (Yonhap) |
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Parties fail to agree on parliamentary committee formation ahead of 1st plenary meeting
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on how to form the parliamentary standing committees of the newly launched National Assembly.
This raises the possibility that the opposition parties may unilaterally elect the National Assembly speaker during the first plenary meeting of the current Assembly set for later Wednesday.
Negotiations remain stalled over the formation of the 18 committees for the Assembly's four-year term.
The central point of contention is who will chair the three main committees, including the legislation and judiciary committee, a key Assembly panel that has the power to approve bills before they are put to a plenary vote.
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) took the legislative committee chair in the first half of the previous Assembly, followed by the ruling People Power Party (PPP) in the second half.
After his meeting with DP floor leader Park Chan-dae, PPP floor leader Choo Kyung-ho told reporters that the two sides "could not narrow differences and will continue to engage in dialogue."
Park said the two parties will continue to negotiate until Friday's legal deadline.
At Wednesday's plenary session, the DP plans to unilaterally carry out a vote to elect five-term lawmaker Woo Won-shik as Assembly speaker and Rep. Lee Hak-young, a four-term lawmaker, as the vice speaker.
It is customary for the party holding the most parliamentary seats to take the speaker position. The DP secured 175 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly in last month's general elections.
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