Hong Jun-pyo "Let the party with the majority take all standing committee chairmanships"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Hong Joon-pyo, former leader of the Liberty Korea Party, stated on the 22nd regarding the National Assembly's organizational structure, "The standing committee chairpersons were unilaterally elected against precedent, and since the opposition party demanded to take all former standing committee chair positions, is there really a need to obsess over dividing the standing committees?" He added, "From the perspective of implementing responsible politics, let's amend the National Assembly Act to create a tradition where the party with the majority takes full responsibility."

On the same day, Hong said on Facebook, "Before last year's general election, through TV Hongka Cola, I once proposed that the party exceeding the majority in the general election should monopolize all standing committee chair positions, similar to the United States, as a way to implement responsible politics." He added, "A system that allows responsible politics during their governance period would make the people's choice more rational and reasonable, and clarify accountability."

Hong also said, "That way, the strange Korean tradition of opening negotiations would disappear, the negotiation to divide standing committees would end, and responsible politics would be established. It is also time to reform the irregular party system where there is a party leader in addition to the floor leader."

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