Joo Ho-young "Opposition politicizing? Ruling party first demanded state audit... Is Lee Nak-yeon facing lame duck?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, said on the 27th, "It was the Democratic Party that first brought up the national audit of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol," adding, "Is the claim that (the national audit) is difficult to accept a sign that Representative Lee Nak-yeon is experiencing a lame duck period?"

After a party meeting held at the National Assembly on the same day, Floor Leader Joo urged the ruling party to accept the national audit during a press briefing.

Regarding the criticism from the Democratic Party that the national audit is being resisted and turned into a political conflict, he said, "Did Representative Lee bring up the national audit first to provoke political strife?" and pointed out, "I cannot accept the idea of viewing one of the National Assembly's most important powers, the national audit, as a political conflict."

On the speculation that the Democratic Party would find it difficult to accept, Floor Leader Joo added, "Since Representative Lee was the one who first requested it, I don't know if the claim that it is difficult to accept means that Representative Lee is experiencing a lame duck period or if his words carry only that much weight."

During the video conference party meeting held that day, Floor Leader Joo said, "I understand that the Democratic Party is making strong unilateral legislative moves in each standing committee," and urged, "Please prepare thoroughly and respond confidently."

He also said, "The principle is to conduct reduced deliberations on bills, but I am not sure whether the bills are only going through subcommittee reviews without proper reduced deliberations," adding, "Please take the time and conduct reduced deliberations according to the principle."

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