National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok: "No Plenary Session Today... Considering the Opposition's Floor Leadership Vacancy"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok decided to postpone the plenary session scheduled for the 19th.

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Han Min-su, the National Assembly Speaker's press secretary, held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office that morning and said, "Considering the opposition party's leadership vacancy, we decided not to convene the plenary session today (19th)."

Speaker Park stated, "This is a national emergency. There can be no distinction between the ruling and opposition parties when it comes to people's livelihood, the economy, and national security," and added, "I request the floor leaders of both parties to reach an agreement on the organization of the Assembly as soon as possible."

He also said, "I apologize to the worried citizens amid the triple crisis of security, economy, and quarantine caused by the delay in organizing the Assembly," and emphasized, "I hope the ruling and opposition parties communicate and reach an agreement through dialogue."

Speaker Park had planned to hold the plenary session that day to additionally elect the chairpersons of the National Assembly standing committees for the remaining organization of the 21st National Assembly. Earlier, on the 15th, ruling parties including the Democratic Party unilaterally elected six standing committee chairpersons, such as the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and the Planning and Finance Committee, in a plenary session where the United Future Party did not participate. United Future Party floor leader Joo Ho-young protested this by expressing his intention to resign and went into seclusion.

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