Ruling and opposition parties engage in 'tension' over rescheduling Han Deok-su confirmation hearing... Afternoon session postponed

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Han Deok-soo was suspended in the morning on the 25th due to a controversy over 'insufficient submission of materials,' and the schedule that was supposed to resume in the afternoon was also postponed. The Democratic Party and the People Power Party have begun consultations to resume the hearing schedule.

On the 25th, members of the Democratic Party and the Justice Party are absent from the confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Han Deok-su held at the National Assembly. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On this day, Kang Byung-won, the Democratic Party secretary of the Personnel Hearing Special Committee, and Sung Il-jong, the People Power Party secretary, re-discussed the hearing schedule for nominee Han at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in the afternoon. They agreed to postpone the hearing scheduled for 2 p.m.

In a statement, they said, "Sung Il-jong, secretary of the People Power Party, requested the resumption of the hearing, and Kang Byung-won, secretary of the Democratic Party, demanded more thorough submission of materials," adding, "Therefore, the 2 p.m. meeting is expected to be postponed."

They added, "Additional consultations among the secretaries will continue."

After releasing the statement, Representative Sung met with reporters and said, "The Democratic Party side will discuss the materials further and then meet again," adding, "We are making efforts to resume the hearing. The 2 p.m. session has been postponed."

When asked by reporters whether the hearing could be held within today, he replied, "It should be."

At the morning hearing for nominee Han, Democratic Party and Justice Party members of the Personnel Hearing Special Committee refused to attend, leaving only Representative Kang present, who criticized the nominee's failure to submit materials and left after 8 minutes. The hearing attended only by People Power Party members was adjourned after 39 minutes.

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