Hong Seok-jun "Expected Joo Ho-young as Chairman of the Legislation Committee after Blue House meeting... but was betrayed"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Hong Seok-jun, a member of the Future United Party, pointed out that after Woo Ho-young, the floor leader of the United Party, met with the Blue House, the ruling party attempted cooperation but then betrayed them by taking the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. He said this was also the reason for recently refusing a Blue House meeting.

On the 19th, Hong appeared on tbs's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' and said, "When Floor Leader Woo met once at the Blue House last time, President Moon Jae-in emphasized cooperation the most, so our party had high expectations for that cooperation."

Hong said, "However, after the Blue House meeting, during the negotiation process between the ruling and opposition parties, we experienced a learning effect of feeling 'we were deceived to maintain appearances, we were betrayed' especially regarding the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and many other parts." He criticized the ruling party for monopolizing the standing committee chairmanships by not conceding the Legislation and Judiciary Committee chairmanship.

In response, Yoon Gun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, countered, "Chairman Kim's refusal once was a pattern to raise his bargaining power." He also criticized Chairman Kim's demand for a solo meeting as an outdated way of thinking.

Hong said, "For a meeting to be meaningful and not just a meaningless occasion, but rather an efficient and productive discussion, certain conditions are necessary," adding, "Besides the learning effect from Floor Leader Woo's last experience, Floor Leader Woo has already submitted ten public inquiries to President Moon Jae-in."

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