Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly to Hold 'Extraordinary Session for Assembly Formation' on 9th... First Meeting in 40 Days of Inactivity

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Council will hold a 'temporary session for organizational formation' after 40 days of inactivity.

Gwak Mi-sook, the leader of the People Power Party in the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, announced on the 3rd, "We have decided to accept the proposal for holding a temporary session for organizational formation, suggested by Nam Jong-seop, the leader of the Democratic Party, from a magnanimous perspective."

Since the opening of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council on the 1st of last month, the two parties have failed to narrow their differences over the election of the chairperson, resulting in neither the organizational formation nor the processing of the supplementary budget containing livelihood measures.

Leader Gwak also proposed a meeting with Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon.

She explained the background of the meeting proposal, saying, "As the governor has always said, the current economic crisis is very serious, and the difficulties faced by the residents are reaching an extreme point. It is time for the ruling and opposition parties and the government to join forces regardless of political factions."

Additionally, she urged, "I ask the governor to participate directly in the ruling-opposition-government consultative body." Currently, the economic vice governor attends the consultative body.

Furthermore, she stated, "This (drinking party controversy) incident occurred because the economic vice governor's duties were too concentrated on key administrative tasks," and requested, "Please readjust the division of duties between the administrative vice governor and the economic vice governor."

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