Kim Tae-nyeon: "No Reason to Delay National Assembly Opening... Will Elect Chairpersons on the 5th"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, reiterated his determination for the 'National Assembly opening on the 5th' on the 1st, saying, "There is no reason to delay opening the National Assembly doors."

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Kim said, "I stated that we will open the National Assembly doors and elect the chairperson on the 5th in accordance with the National Assembly Act. We will abide by the National Assembly Act."

He continued, "The Democratic Party will no longer tolerate the recurrence of a non-working National Assembly or a National Assembly that does not abide by the law as in the past," adding, "The Democratic Party will hold a party meeting tomorrow (the 2nd) and submit a request for a temporary session together with other parties that agree on a working National Assembly."

Floor Leader Kim criticized, "The United Future Party is refusing to open the National Assembly by raising the theory of checks and balances. It is illogical to check the executive branch while the National Assembly is not working," and said, "Checks on the executive branch are achieved when the National Assembly works properly."

He pointed out, "Holding standing committees to receive work reports and carefully reviewing laws and budgets is the National Assembly's check on the executive branch," and added, "As in the past, when the opposition paralyzes the National Assembly, it means giving up on checking the executive branch."

Floor Leader Kim said, "The paradigm of checks and balances between the ruling and opposition parties must fundamentally change. Stopping the National Assembly to prevent it from working is not a check," and added, "I hope the opposition will move away from the past image of only opposing in the name of checks and balances."

Regarding the newly launched 'Kim Jong-in Emergency Committee' of the United Future Party that day, he said, "I hope it breaks old practices and leads changes that align with the spirit of the times," and urged, "Change and innovation require action more than words. To prove that the United Future Party is truly a party for the people, it must participate unconditionally in the opening of the 21st National Assembly."

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