Lee Hae-chan: "We Will Respect Non-Negotiating Groups, but There Will Be No Agreement with Mirae Hangukdang"

Lee Hae-chan, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Lee Hae-chan, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated that if the Future Korea Party does not merge with the United Future Party, there will be no negotiations for the 21st National Assembly's leadership formation with the Korea Party. Kim Tae-nyeon, the Democratic Party's floor leader, urged that negotiations for leadership formation must begin before the agreed merger date of the two parties, June 29, to open the assembly within the legal deadline.

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 22nd, Lee said, "The Democratic Party is approaching the opening negotiations with an extraordinary determination to open the National Assembly within the legal deadline," adding, "We respect not only the negotiating group, the United Future Party, but also the non-negotiating groups. However, I want to make it clear that there can be no agreement with the Korea Party, which is nothing more than a trick satellite party."

Lee also said, "The Korea Party said it would merge with the United Future Party, but the merger is unlikely to materialize by August," emphasizing, "The 21st National Assembly must not be dragged around by the trick Future Korea Party any longer. The 21st National Assembly must open within the legal deadline and become a working assembly that can receive hope and expectations from the people."

Floor leader Kim also said, "The United Future Party has resolved to merge with the Korea Party before the opening of the 21st National Assembly. We welcome this," but added, "However, the Korea Party leadership is saying different things, and I hope they act fairly and squarely."

Kim said, "If the Korea Party starts preparing for the opening after June 29, it will be difficult to meet the legal deadline," adding, "The legal deadline for leadership formation is June 8, and if the opening is delayed due to the merger issue between the two parties, the damage will directly fall on the people, so negotiations for the National Assembly leadership formation must start without fail."

He urged that immediately after the opening, "We must overcome the pain of people's livelihoods, the industrial crisis, and the job cliff," and called for "the prompt passage of the third supplementary budget bill and the swift enactment of follow-up legislation such as the expansion of employment insurance and social safety nets."

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