Proposal to Activate the Ruling and Opposition Senior Lawmakers' Consultative Body by the 'Jeong Jin-seok Emergency Committee'

Proposal to Adopt a Joint Resolution on the Legalization of North Korean Nuclear Force

Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 14th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy reporters Hyunju Lee and Hyunji Kwon] Jeong Jin-seok, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, proposed to the Democratic Party the activation of a senior lawmakers' consultative body between the ruling and opposition parties and the adoption of a joint resolution at the National Assembly to legally codify North Korea's nuclear weapons. This is interpreted as a will to stabilize the ruling party and support state administration. The People Power Party also approved the formation plan of the election management committee for the election of the floor leader.

At the first emergency committee meeting on the 14th, Chairman Jeong presided and said, "We will fulfill the responsibility of the ruling party in the regular National Assembly inspection and the review of the 639 trillion won budget," adding, "With humility before the people, we will do our utmost so that the newly elected floor leader on the 19th and this National Assembly can focus on the livelihood economy." Regarding the proposal for the joint resolution to legally codify North Korea's nuclear weapons, he explained, "The 30 years of North Korea denuclearization efforts that the Republic of Korea government has devoted itself to have been wasted."

Chairman Jeong refrained from commenting on the provisional injunction hearing of former leader Lee Jun-seok. Lee appeared in person at the hearing held at the Seoul Southern District Court that day. Regarding this, Chairman Jeong said, "It has been over two months since former leader Lee's party membership was suspended due to charges of instructing evidence destruction," and indirectly urged restraint in legal responses, saying, "The leadership vacuum in the ruling party has prolonged, greatly weakening the momentum of state administration."

Regarding the next party convention, he said there has been no discussion with the emergency committee members yet. After the meeting, Chairman Jeong told reporters, "Our position is to focus on the regular National Assembly first," adding, "It is important to properly set the first step for various state tasks, so we must focus on the regular National Assembly first." When asked whether the party convention could be held after the regular National Assembly ends on December 9, he replied, "It is difficult to fix a confirmed date, but about 50 days of preparation are needed from the final convention date," adding, "If you calculate backward from the schedule, the convention schedule must be set about 50 days in advance." If candidate registration for the party convention is held in mid-December right after the regular National Assembly, former leader Lee, whose party membership is suspended, will not be able to run for party leader.

The People Power Party emergency committee approved the formation plan of the election management committee for the election of the floor leader and the party's National Assembly steering committee chairman on the same day. Song Eon-seok, the senior deputy floor leader, will serve as the election management committee chairman, and six deputy floor leaders?Yang Geum-hee, Park Hyung-soo, Han Mu-gyeong, Park Dae-su, Yoon Doo-hyun, and Jeon Bong-min?will participate as election management committee members. According to party regulations, the floor leader election will be announced on the 16th and held at the lawmakers' meeting on the 19th.

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