The Ruling and Opposition Parties Decide Not to Submit the Press Arbitration Act to the Plenary Session Today... "Will Make Efforts Until Tomorrow"

Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Ki-hyun, the floor leader of the People Power Party, are holding an emergency meeting on the 28th at the National Assembly, presided over by Park Byeong-seok, the Speaker of the National Assembly. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] The ruling and opposition parties, which have shown differing opinions on the Media Arbitration Act, decided on the 28th not to submit the bill to the plenary session.

Yoon Hojung, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, told reporters after the meeting of floor leaders chaired by National Assembly Speaker Park Byeongseok, "The ruling and opposition parties have not reached an agreement on a unified bill," adding, "However, the plenary session scheduled for 2 p.m. today will proceed as planned to handle other agenda items."

Kim Gi-hyeon, floor leader of the People Power Party, also stated, "We have made efforts to reach an agreement but have not finalized a deal. We will meet again at 5 p.m. today to continue discussions."

Floor leader Yoon added, "We had previously agreed to handle the bill at the plenary session on the 29th, and I would like to say that we will continue efforts to prepare a unified bill by tomorrow."

The ruling and opposition parties have yet to reach a consensus on activating correction and rebuttal reports, the right to request viewing blockage, and the introduction of punitive damages.

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