Park Byeong-seok: "'Sejong Uisadang' Has Become an Unavoidable Major Direction"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Park Byeong-seok, Speaker of the National Assembly, stated that relocating the National Assembly building to Sejong City is an "inevitable direction."

On the 31st, during a briefing on the work of affiliated institutions (National Assembly Secretariat, Library, Budget Policy Office, Legislative Research Office) at the National Assembly, Park said, "The Sejong Assembly Hall has now become an unavoidable major direction."

He added, "Please prepare for the construction without any setbacks so that the National Assembly can work more efficiently and the country can achieve balanced development."

Kim Young-choon, Secretary General of the National Assembly, said, "To make the 21st National Assembly a people's assembly that opens the future, we will boldly implement the reform plans we have prepared so far and actively respond to the demands of the changing era and the people's mandate."

Meanwhile, according to a survey released on the same day by the polling firm Korea Gallup, 42% responded that "relocating to Sejong City is preferable," while 49% said "it is better to maintain the location in Seoul." Nine percent withheld their opinion. The survey was conducted from the 28th to the 30th among 1,000 people nationwide aged 18 and over.

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