Jang Je-won: "Time to Consider Moving the National Assembly to Sejong City... Democratic Party Must Apologize for 'Cooperation'"

Contrasting with the Party's Negative Stance on Sejong City Relocation
Kim Jong-in: "Cannot Overturn Constitutional Court Ruling"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jang Je-won, a member of the Future United Party, expressed a positive stance by saying it is "time to consider" the proposal by Kim Tae-nyeon, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, to relocate the Blue House and the National Assembly to Sejong City. This contrasts with the United Party's official position, which is negative toward Kim's proposal. However, he pointed out that an apology from Kim is a prerequisite for cooperation.

On the 20th, Jang stated on Facebook, "The proposal to relocate the entire Blue House and National Assembly to Sejong City is a matter that should be considered together with the public from the perspective of balanced national development and eliminating inefficiencies."

This follows Kim Tae-nyeon's emphasis in his speech as the representative of the negotiating group that relocating the Blue House and the National Assembly to Sejong City is necessary for real estate stabilization. This contrasts with Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the United Party, who expressed a negative opinion saying, "The Constitutional Court's ruling cannot be overturned," and Joo Ho-young, the floor leader, who said, "It is a matter that requires more careful discussion."

Jang said, "I was opposed to the division of the capital in Sejong City. I opposed it because of the inefficiencies caused by the division," adding, "Now, those inefficiencies have become serious. It is time for the Blue House and the National Assembly to relocate to Sejong City to address these inefficiencies."

He also gave a positive evaluation of Kim's representative speech. He said, "There were many regrets about Kim Tae-nyeon's negotiating group representative speech, but there were also parts to appreciate," and evaluated, "Until now, the early parts of the National Assembly party leaders' speeches always included criticism and attacks on the opposing party, but this time, there was none."

He continued, "Of course, there were many parts difficult to agree with from a policy perspective," but added, "However, the claims were about the policies his party wanted to promote, not criticisms of the opposing party. There were also proposals that both ruling and opposition parties wanted to discuss together."

Jang said, "However, many regrets remain. There was no apology at all for the monopolization and overreach during the formation of the 21st National Assembly, only calls for a working parliament," and added, "For the 21st National Assembly to genuinely create a framework for cooperation, a sincere apology from the Democratic Party floor leader is necessary."

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