Ruling and Opposition Parties to Hold Emergency Vaccine Inquiry on 7th and Pass Serious Accident Punishment Act on 8th (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] On the 5th, the ruling and opposition parties agreed to hold an emergency question session on vaccines requested by the People Power Party on the 7th, and to process the Serious Accidents Punishment Act at the plenary session on the 8th.

The floor leaders of both parties held a meeting at the National Assembly that morning and reached this agreement.

Kim Seong-won, the senior deputy floor leader of the People Power Party, told reporters after the meeting, “By bipartisan agreement, plenary sessions will be held on the 7th and 8th. On the 7th, we decided to hold an emergency question session regarding vaccine supply and quarantine measures, which are causing public concern.”

Earlier, on the 30th of last month, the People Power Party submitted a request for an emergency question session on the supply status of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and quarantine conditions to the National Assembly Secretariat. According to the National Assembly Act, if more than 20 members agree, they can request the Speaker of the National Assembly to question the government on a specific issue during the session.

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Kim Young-jin, the senior deputy floor leader of the Democratic Party, also told reporters after the meeting, “On the 8th, we decided to hold a plenary session to process major livelihood bills agreed upon by both parties, including the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and the Living Logistics Act.” He emphasized, “We agreed to hold plenary sessions over two days to conduct urgent inquiries and process bills related to livelihood and quarantine.”

In response to further questions from reporters, he said, “Currently, there are about 20 livelihood bills submitted as bipartisan agreements to the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee. We will process them together by bipartisan agreement.”

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