Kim Jae-won "The current emergency financial order is unconstitutional" Kim Jong-in "This is when it should be used"... Unpredictable United Party

Kim Jong-in, former General Election Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, is responding to reporters' questions while moving to attend the 'Right Society Movement Union, Political Reform Forum' held at the Bankers Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 24th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] "The constitutional emergency financial command authority is invoked when the National Assembly cannot convene. We are waiting while keeping the Assembly open, so this is an unconstitutional statement."

This was said by Kim Jae-won, a member of the Special Budget and Accounts Committee from the United Future Party, during a meeting with reporters on the morning of the 24th regarding the payment of emergency disaster relief funds.

"If the president exercises the emergency financial command authority, the payment can be made immediately, even tomorrow. There is no reason to worry about it."

This was stated by Kim Jong-in, former general election committee chairman and the expected emergency response committee chairman of the United Future Party, during a meeting with reporters in the afternoon of the same day.

The United Future Party continues to show unpredictable positions. Before the general election, former party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn pledged to pay 500,000 won to all citizens, but after the election, he opposed nationwide payments, saying that issuing national bonds is not acceptable. They demanded that the ruling party and government first reach an agreement and present a plan, but when the Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced a nationwide payment plan including a donation method the day before, Kim Jae-won refused to provide review materials and has not convened the Budget and Accounts Committee meeting.

Meanwhile, former committee chairman Kim Jong-in urged the president to exercise his authority. He said, "If the government has the intention (of nationwide payment) and decides, there are various ways to make the payment. There is no need to act as if it is impossible just because of the opposition party."

From the Democratic Party's perspective, if the emergency financial command authority is exercised, there will be constitutional controversy, and if it is not exercised, it would be blaming the opposition party.

Former committee chairman Kim also showed agreement with nationwide payments. He said, "Since the government and ruling party promised, the payment should be made. There is no reason for the opposition party to necessarily oppose it," adding, "When the National Assembly convenes, the ruling and opposition parties always fight painfully, so in urgent situations, there is a presidential emergency command system for that purpose."

Lee In-young, floor leader of the Democratic Party, said at the morning supreme council meeting, "It is very absurd that as soon as the general election ended, they are changing their words, making excuses, and endlessly delaying budget reviews," and warned, "It may look like they are taking out their frustration over the election defeat."

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