Joo Ho-young: "The Day Democracy's Bell Rang... We Will Resist Moon Administration's Tyranny"

"The Day Jeon Du-hwan Kneeled... Moon Administration Enters the Path of Decline"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, stated on the 29th, "Today, Korea's parliamentary democracy has collapsed. Those so-called democratization forces are strangling and suffocating Korea's democracy," adding, "History will record this day as the day Korea's parliamentary democracy sounded its death knell."

On Facebook that day, Floor Leader Joo said, "The Democratic Party of Korea and the ruling forces have completely ignored the principles of parliamentary operation that we have achieved since the 1987 system. They say they will unilaterally elect 12 standing committee chairs, including the 7 that should go to the opposition," and added, "They are emitting a 'poisonous spirit' to fundamentally exclude the opposition and run the parliament as the ruling party wishes. The door to one-party dictatorship has been wide open."

He explained, "What our opposition demanded in the 21st National Assembly organization negotiations was only one thing: the Legislation and Judiciary Committee," and said, "As always between the ruling and opposition parties, it was neither an unfamiliar nor an unreasonable demand."

He continued, "The final card brought by the ruling forces was the bizarre claim that 'the party that wins the 2022 presidential election will take the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee in the second half of the 21st National Assembly,'" adding, "It sounded like a sneer saying, 'If you can win the next presidential election, then take it then,' and I felt an immense sense of humiliation."

Floor Leader Joo pointed out, "Near the end of negotiations this morning, the Speaker of the National Assembly urged me to 'submit the list of standing committee members quickly.' I felt like overturning the desk in the Speaker's office," and criticized, "Is it appropriate for the Speaker to say at the scene where the ruling party is destroying parliamentary democracy, 'Hurry up and submit the list of standing committee members so we can quickly process the supplementary budget'?"

He pointed out, "The June Struggle of 1987 and the June 29 Declaration by the Chun Doo-hwan regime that yielded to it opened the door to direct presidential elections. Did the Chun Doo-hwan regime kneel because it lacked seats in the National Assembly?" and added, "After over 30 years of democracy, the 'mature democratic system' is regressing to one-party dictatorship and parliamentary dictatorship."

Floor Leader Joo said, "My party and I will resolutely use all means to resist the tyranny of the Moon Jae-in administration. We will look only to the people," and stated, "History will record that 33 years ago, when the Chun Doo-hwan regime knelt before the people, the Moon Jae-in administration entered the path of downfall."

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