Kim Young-jin, Gyeongnam Provincial Council Member: "The Role of the Assembly Is Not to Seize the Governor's Authority Amid Confusion"

Receiving Work Reports from Gyeongnam Province by the 'Uijangdan' Is Overstepping... Direct Hit to Chairman Kim Hayong

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Assembly member Kim Young-jin. [Image source=Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Recently, amid debates over the 'Gyeongsangnam-do Council Chairpersons' Meeting to Discuss Major Provincial Administration Issues' promoted by Kim Ha-yong, Chairperson of the Gyeongsangnam-do Council, Planning and Administration Committee Chairperson Kim Young-jin issued a statement criticizing it on the 23rd.

Assemblyman Kim said, "To dispel residents' concerns about the acting governor system, more meticulous monitoring and checks are necessary," adding, "The detailed role of the council is not to seize the governor's administrative authority but to observe whether the provincial administration is being carried out steadily even under that system."

He continued, "For this, each standing committee should responsibly handle its respective duties according to the council's original role centered on 'standing committees,'" and criticized, "Nevertheless, the 'chairpersons' group,' an ad hoc organization not found in the Local Autonomy Act or autonomous regulations, receiving administrative reports from Gyeongsangnam-do is a clear act of overstepping authority and can only be seen as 'disciplining' and 'lining up'."

Assemblyman Kim also stated, "Both the standing committee chairpersons and their members are representatives elected by the choice of Gyeongsangnam-do residents," and earnestly requested, "I sincerely hope the residents will carefully consider whether it is truly right for the chairperson to 'privatize' the council to such an extent in consideration of the residents."

Meanwhile, it is known that the Democratic Party standing committee chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the Gyeongsangnam-do Council plan to boycott the chairpersons' meeting scheduled for the 27th.

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