Joo Ho-young "Cannot Submit List Before Standing Committee Allocation... Depends on Ruling Party's Decision at Plenary Session on 12th"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 9th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, said on the 9th, "If it is not decided which standing committee chairperson each party will take, we cannot submit the standing committee assignment list," adding, "The plenary session on the 12th can only be held once the standing committee distribution is agreed upon."

After the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Floor Leader Joo told reporters, "The Democratic Party and the Speaker's office are asking to agree to hold the plenary session on the 12th without resolving the standing committee distribution, but we cannot agree to that."

He said, "Now, a special committee for adjusting the number of standing committee members is active. After it finishes, each party must decide again how many members to assign to each standing committee. It seems it will be based on seat proportions, but it fluctuates depending on decimal points for each committee and on where many members of non-negotiating groups are sent. After that is decided, the standing committee chairpersons must be elected, and the candidates assigned to the committees."

Floor Leader Joo added, "An agreement between floor leaders on the distribution of standing committee chairpersons is necessary to submit the standing committee assignment list, but that agreement has not been reached. The Democratic Party wants to take all, including the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, so since the issue has not been resolved from the start, whether the plenary session on the 12th will be held depends on the Democratic Party's decision."

He further stated, "To elect standing committee chairpersons, the committee assignments must be completed first. If we do not submit the list, forced assignment must be done, but that has never happened so far, and forced assignment without knowing which committee members will go to is impossible. It is unreasonable to elect chairpersons while our party's members have not been assigned to committees."

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