野 "Lee Jun-seok's internal conflict delays committee formation"... Ruling party "Democratic Party must give up insistence on Special Criminal Investigation Committee"

Opposition: "We must hold talks today to finalize the committee organization"
Ruling Party: "Continuing contact attempts... Opposition insists on participating in the Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 10th, the People Power Party rebutted the statement by Woo Sang-ho, Emergency Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, who said, "Please conclude the negotiation for the organization of the National Assembly by meeting with the floor leaders of both parties today," stating that "it is because the Democratic Party is setting participation in the Special Committee on Criminal Procedure as a condition."

Park Hyung-soo, the party's floor spokesperson, said in a commentary on the same day, "Woo Sang-ho, the Emergency Committee Chairman, implied at a press briefing that the negotiation for the organization of the National Assembly is delayed due to the disciplinary issue of Representative Lee Jun-seok," adding, "Do not shift the responsibility for the delay in the organization of the National Assembly onto the People Power Party."

Woo held a press briefing at the National Assembly on the same day, saying, "The People Power Party is experiencing serious internal turmoil due to the disciplinary issue of Representative Lee Jun-seok, and the repercussions are spilling over into the National Assembly," and urged that the floor leaders of both parties must conclude the negotiation for the organization of the National Assembly within the day.

In response, Park, the floor spokesperson, said, "The People Power Party has completed all preparations to organize the National Assembly immediately, and the chief negotiators of both parties have been continuously negotiating," adding, "It is because the Democratic Party is stubbornly setting participation in the Special Committee on Criminal Procedure, which is unrelated to the organization of the National Assembly, as a condition."

Regarding Woo's mention of the 'Lee Jun-seok risk,' Park said, "It is not politically ethical to exploit the opposing party's difficult internal situation," and urged, "Stop the petty trick of trying to shift the responsibility for the delay in the organization of the National Assembly by exploiting the People Power Party's difficult internal situation."

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