Ruling and Opposition Parties Fail to Agree on Legislative Schedule Including Year-End Plenary Session... "No Progress in Special Prosecutor Discussions"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 28th, the ruling and opposition parties discussed the Daejang-dong special prosecutor, the schedule for the extraordinary session plenary meeting, and other matters but failed to reach an agreement.

On that day, Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Ki-hyun, the floor leader of the People Power Party, met at the National Assembly to discuss the agenda for the extraordinary session. According to explanations from Floor Leader Yoon and others, the meeting focused on the schedule for the extraordinary session plenary meeting but no consensus was reached.

Floor Leader Yoon said, "The opposition party did not agree to convene the plenary meeting tomorrow and the day after tomorrow," adding, "The Speaker of the National Assembly holds the position that the plenary meeting should be held at least by 3 p.m. the day after tomorrow, so negotiations were attempted but broke down." He added, "The Speaker’s intention to hold the plenary meeting is to extend the activity period of the Special Committee on Media and Press System Improvement. The opposition party does not oppose the committee’s activities, but expressed difficulty with continuing the committee’s activities through a resolution to extend the activity period."

If the activity period of the Special Committee on Media and Press System Improvement, which is set to expire at the end of this month, is not extended, the committee’s activities may come to an end.

The opposition party is reportedly advocating for holding a plenary meeting on the last day of the extraordinary session, November 11, to extend the committee’s activities.

The special prosecutor, which had attracted attention, was not properly discussed that day. Floor Leader Yoon said, "I cannot say that the word ‘special’ regarding the special prosecutor did not come up at all, but the discussion on the special prosecutor did not progress."

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