Kim Tae-nyeon Proposes Moving the Entire National Assembly to Sejong City... Kim Jong-in and Joo Ho-young Remain Lukewarm

Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is delivering a speech as the representative of the negotiating group at the National Assembly plenary session on the 20th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Kim Tae-nyeon, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, proposed moving the National Assembly and the Blue House to Sejong City during a negotiation group speech, but Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the United Future Party, responded indifferently, saying, "Are you trying to overturn the Constitutional Court's ruling now?"

On the morning of the 20th, right after the emergency committee meeting held at the National Assembly main building, Chairman Kim told reporters, "It was decided that it cannot be done according to the previous Constitutional Court ruling."

In his negotiation group representative speech that day, Floor Leader Kim argued, "The National Assembly, the Blue House, and government ministries should all relocate to Sejong City to alleviate the overcrowding and real estate problems in Seoul and the metropolitan area." This statement was made with the constitutional amendment specifying 'Administrative Capital Sejong' in mind.

However, Chairman Kim expressed a negative stance on this, citing the existing Constitutional Court ruling. Floor Leader Joo Ho-young also pointed out, "This is something that needs to be discussed more carefully." Regarding Floor Leader Kim's emphasis on 'cooperation' in his negotiation group speech, he said, "There was nothing particularly new, and I hope there is more sincerity in cooperation than before," adding, "We have always cooperated before, but it didn't work, did it?"

On the same day, the United Future Party displayed a blue backdrop, the color of the Democratic Party, with the phrase "Even if you do that, housing prices won't fall." This was a quote from Democratic Party lawmaker Jin Sung-jun after the MBC 100-minute debate, interpreted as a criticism of the government's real estate failures. Regarding this, Chairman Kim said, "I think many ordinary people would sympathize with this," and added, "That's why it was installed behind."

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