[Breaking] National Assembly Begins Standing Committee Chair Elections Today, Final Negotiations Between Ruling and Opposition Parties... Democratic Party Likely to Proceed with Vote if No Agreement

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan]

The 21st National Assembly will hold a plenary session on the afternoon of the 15th to proceed with the process of organizing the committees. Speaker Park Byeong-seok postponed the plenary session schedule once on the 12th to allow more negotiation time, and he intends to handle the election of standing committee chairs on this day.

The Democratic Party of Korea proposed an '11 to 7 agreement' allocating 11 standing committee chair positions, including the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, to the ruling party, and 7, including the Budget and Accounts Committee, to the opposition. However, if the United Future Party ultimately refuses to accept this, the ruling party is expected to unilaterally elect some committee chairs first.

On the other hand, the United Future Party, after failing to approve the '11 to 7 agreement' at the party meeting on the 12th, has vowed to fiercely defend the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

The ruling and opposition parties plan to attempt coordination until just before the plenary session, but if no agreement is reached, it is highly likely that the standing committee chairs will be elected without the participation of the main opposition party.

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