People Party Announces '37th Policy Tasks'... Will Opposition Unification Accelerate?

Announcement of Youth Basic Income System
Policy Alliance Ongoing with People Power Party
Joo Ho-young Sends Daily Love Calls to Ahn

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, is announcing the 37th policy agenda for the shared party platform and the national audit held at the National Assembly on the 6th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso76@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 6th, the People’s Party announced its '37 Policy Tasks' a day before the first National Assembly audit of the 21st National Assembly. The policies include ▲Youth Basic Income System ▲Pension Reform ▲Measures to address low birth rates, aimed at resolving the Moon Jae-in administration’s failures and livelihood issues. These are also matters currently under policy alliance discussions with the People Power Party. The political sphere is paying attention to whether the policy alliance between the two parties could lead to opposition unification.

Kwon Eun-hee, floor leader of the People’s Party, said at a press conference held at the National Assembly on the same day, "The 21st National Assembly must actively respond to social changes such as low birth rates, aging population, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, deepening polarization caused by climate change, labor market instability, and the periodic emergence of new infectious diseases," adding, "We will implement the 37 policy tasks through policy alliances with other parties such as the People Power Party." She continued, "We agreed on most of the policy tasks with the People Power Party, but since some members requested more time to discuss one or two tasks, the schedule was slightly delayed."

Regarding the Youth Basic Income System, Floor Leader Kwon explained, "It is a system to provide basic income to youths aged 19 to 34 as defined by the Youth Basic Act, enabling them to proactively prepare, plan, and take risks for their future," adding, "Creative youths are the driving force leading the future of the Republic of Korea, so this system will serve as an investment for the future in addition to welfare."

The People Power Party has been continuously sending love calls to Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party. On the 4th, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, said at a press luncheon regarding the tension between Kim Jong-in, emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, and Ahn, "I think it is largely a matter of push and pull," adding, "Ahead of next year’s election, the People’s Party is trying to claim party-to-party unification and request shares, which we want to cut off in advance." He also said, "If (Ahn) is thinking about the presidential election, it would be better to join the party as early as possible."

Meanwhile, the People’s Party unveiled the shared party platform 'Cheolgabang' on the same day. It is a kind of policy order delivery application (app) where ordinary citizens can order policies online, which are then delivered to party officials and prepared as bills. The People’s Party plans to actively discover issues through this platform. The shared party platform is currently in open beta service as a webpage and will be developed into an app after further improvements.

Leader Ahn said, "On September 23, through a lecture at the Future Innovation Forum by Jang Je-won, a People Power Party lawmaker, I mentioned that the opposition must establish itself as a competent digital future force," adding, "If we proactively prepare for the coming future and continuously implement it, like with the shared party platform, I believe the public will once again show interest and trust in the opposition."

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