Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly Postpones Opening Ceremony on the 12th... Difficulties in Electing Speaker and Organizing the Assembly

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Council postponed its opening ceremony as it faced difficulties in organizing the council, including the election of the chairperson scheduled for the 12th.

The council announced that while the first plenary session at 10 a.m. on the 12th will proceed as planned, the opening ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m. will be postponed due to a lack of progress in practical and representative negotiations between the People Power Party and the Democratic Party regarding the election of the chairperson for the first half of the term and council organization, just one day before the first extraordinary session.

A council official stated, "The two parties have not been able to find common ground on the election of the chairperson for the first half of the term and the distribution of standing committees," adding, "The opening ceremony scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed for the time being."

The council originally planned to elect the chairperson and vice-chairperson during the first plenary session on the 12th, then recess and hold the second plenary session on the 19th to elect the standing committee chairs.

Meanwhile, as a result of the local elections held on June 1, the People Power Party and the Democratic Party each secured 78 seats. This has led to a power struggle over the election of the chairperson. The chairperson is elected by secret ballot in the plenary session. However, since both parties have an equal number of seats, disagreements have intensified over factors such as age and seniority.

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