The National Assembly to Hold Plenary Session on the 31st... Extension of Media Special Committee Activities Until Next Year

Yun Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Ki-hyun, the floor leader of the People Power Party, are attending a meeting of floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties presided over by National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok at the National Assembly on the 29th, exchanging greetings. / Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to hold plenary sessions of the National Assembly on the 31st of this month and the 11th of next month.

On the afternoon of the 29th, Yoon Hojung, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Gi-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, held a meeting chaired by National Assembly Speaker Park Byeongseok and agreed on the agenda for the December extraordinary session of the National Assembly.

They also decided to extend the activity period of the Special Committee on Media and Press System Improvement until May 29 of next year.

Additionally, they agreed to convene the Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the 30th at 2 p.m., where Kim Jinwook, head of the High-ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Office, will appear. It is expected that there will be urgent inquiries related to the controversy over the Corruption Investigation Office’s ‘communication data access.’

Furthermore, they agreed to form a special committee to support the Busan Expo at the National Assembly and to operate a joint National Assembly-civilian Busan Expo attraction cooperation committee directly under the Speaker of the National Assembly.

According to the agreement, the ruling and opposition parties will convene the plenary session at 10:30 a.m. on the 31st to handle the extension of the Media Special Committee’s activity period and non-contentious livelihood bills.

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