United Future Party "Forced Promotion of the Three Lease Laws... Concerns Over Harm to Low-Income and Homeless People"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 28th, the members of the Future United Party's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee condemned the ruling party for forcibly pushing the Three Lease Laws, calling it "a unilateral parliamentary dictatorship in the history of the National Assembly."

The Future United Party's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee members stated in a press release, "The Democratic Party of Korea must immediately withdraw the forced legislative schedule and bill submission without bipartisan consultation." On this day, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee saw the Democratic Party unilaterally pass real estate-related bills by vote, and the Future United Party left the meeting room in protest. The passed real estate bills are related to the government's June 17, July 10, and December 16 measures.

They expressed concern that "the Three Lease Laws, forcibly pushed under the Blue House's directive, could harm low-income and homeless citizens and cause market confusion," adding, "The government and ruling party claim to be protecting homeless low-income citizens on the surface, but in reality, these bills contain many issues that could threaten the stable residential environment of ordinary people."

The Future United Party's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee members said, "The Democratic Party is ignoring the traditions and customs of the National Assembly and, following the Blue House's directive, is trying to forcibly pass the Three Lease Laws and six Democratic Party bills related to the Moon Jae-in administration's real estate policies, which are facing growing public resistance, by selecting only these bills for plenary session submission and passage," adding, "There has never been such a unilateral parliamentary dictatorship in the history of the National Assembly."

They continued, "Attempting to submit and pass bills forcibly at the first meeting after the opening of the session, before departmental reports have even been conducted, is behavior that opens the era of full parliamentary dictatorship alongside the recent Judiciary Committee chairman incident," adding, "They did not even form the subcommittee, which is essential for thorough bill review, and instead used numbers to rush a surprise standing vote in the plenary session, completely blocking any opportunity for sufficient discussion in the subcommittee."

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee members pointed out, "The bills submitted today ignore the principle of prior submission and selection, and only bills favorable to the Democratic Party are being submitted and forcibly passed," adding, "This precedent of submitting only desired bills and passing them in a single day is an act of destroying parliamentary democracy, and we are fearful of how far the absolute majority ruling party's unchecked power will extend in the future."

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