Moon Hee-sang: "Even Without Bipartisan Agreement, the Plenary Session Will Be Held on the 8th to Submit the Constitutional Amendment Proposal"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Moon Hee-sang, Speaker of the National Assembly, announced that even if no agreement is reached between the ruling and opposition parties, he will convene a plenary session on the 8th by his authority and submit the National Constitutional Amendment Proposal.

Han Min-su, spokesperson for the National Assembly, held a briefing on Speaker Moon's position at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 7th, stating, "This constitutional amendment bill was proposed by 148 members of the ruling and opposition parties on March 6," and added, "According to the constitution, the National Assembly's resolution deadline is May 9."

He continued, "According to Article 130, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution, convening a plenary session and submitting the constitutional amendment bill before the 9th is the responsibility and duty of the Speaker as the head of the legislative branch," and said, "If the ruling and opposition parties ultimately fail to agree on the plenary session schedule, the plenary session will be convened at 4 p.m. on the 8th."

He also urged, "We call on the negotiation groups of both parties to renegotiate the plenary session schedule for the 8th even today," emphasizing, "It is estimated that more than 100 bills will be submitted to the plenary session next week. A plenary session must be held next week to handle non-contentious livelihood bills."

Regarding the question about the difficulty of reaching an agreement between the ruling and opposition parties as the floor leaders of the Democratic Party of Korea and the United Future Party are elected on the same day and the 8th respectively, he replied, "The Speaker has strongly expressed his intention to convene the plenary session, and this matter has been communicated to the floor leaders," adding, "The Speaker believes that as the last duty of the 20th National Assembly, livelihood bills must be processed without fail."

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