Kwon Seong-dong: "Democratic Party Must Abandon Political Geocentrism for Innovation... Focus on the People"

Chairman of the Legislative Committee, Asked if He Thinks It's to 'Shield Lee Jae-myung'
"Yes, Suddenly They Don't Want to Give It Because of Regime Change" He Responded

Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the photo exhibition "The Korean War Started by Kim Il-sung" held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 13th and delivering a congratulatory speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized the Democratic Party of Korea, which is stubbornly holding onto the position of the Chairperson of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the 16th, saying, "The Democratic Party must abandon its political geocentrism to become innovative and regain the lost support from the people."

On the same day, Kwon appeared on YTN Radio and was asked whether he still believes that the Democratic Party's reason for trying to retain the Legislation and Judiciary Committee is to protect Lee Jae-myung. He replied, "Yes. The Democratic Party promised to hand over the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. But suddenly, with the regime change, they say they cannot give it up. They tend to think and judge everything from their own perspective," he said.

He added, "Both ruling and opposition parties should always consider the people as the center."

Although the first half of the National Assembly has already ended, the ruling and opposition parties have not reached an agreement on the Chairperson of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, so the organization of the second half has not been completed. The main issue is the Chairperson of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. Previously, the Democratic Party and the People Power Party agreed between floor leaders to hand over the Chairperson position of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee for the second half to the People Power Party, but this agreement has now been broken.

Kwon said, "The authority of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee was already significantly reduced by a legal amendment last year," and questioned, "If the Democratic Party had continued as the ruling party, would they have made an issue out of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee?" He continued, "Suddenly, with the regime change, they are saying they cannot keep the promise to hand over the Legislation and Judiciary Committee to the people," and added, "No matter what anyone says, the people will judge this as the Democratic Party's fault."

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