Kim Jong-in Meets Kang Ki-jung: "For Opening, the Large Ruling Party Must Adopt an Inclusive Attitude"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, emphasized the need for "the ruling party to take an inclusive stance" regarding the opening of the National Assembly during his meeting with Kang Ki-jung, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House, on the 2nd.

Chairman Kim met with Senior Secretary Kang at the National Assembly main building that morning and said, "If we proceed as per the practices followed over the past 30 years, there should be no problem."

Currently, the Democratic Party of Korea insists that the National Assembly must open by the 5th as stipulated by law, while the United Future Party holds that the organization of the Assembly must be negotiated first. They are opposing the forced opening by demanding adherence to the 30-year practice of organizing the Assembly first and have stated they will not cooperate with the supplementary budget (추경) if the opening is forced.

On the same day, Senior Secretary Kang requested regarding the third supplementary budget, "The first supplementary budget was executed at 90%, and the second almost 100%, so please make sure the third supplementary budget passes in June."

In response, Chairman Kim said, "I thought a considerable amount of funds had already been injected, so I assumed it would not be just around 10 to 20 trillion won. I will actively cooperate depending on how the third supplementary budget is structured," adding, "You need to open the National Assembly quickly."

This implies that the ruling party must come to the negotiation table for the Assembly to open for the supplementary budget review. Chairman Kim requested, "Please play a coordinating role to ensure cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties," and "Please do something with the ruling party so that negotiations proceed quickly."

Senior Secretary Kang responded, "The President is preparing to deliver the opening speech on the 5th," and added, "Please gather wisdom at the National Assembly."

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