Gyeonggi Assembly Democratic Party "Strongly Condemn People Power Party for Ruining Emergency Budget for Livelihood... Return to the Assembly"

The Democratic Party of Korea in the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly held a rally in front of the assembly building on the 21st, strongly condemning the People Power Party for causing disruption to the Budget and Accounts Committee and urging a prompt return to the assembly.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Democratic Party of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council strongly condemns the People Power Party for abandoning the supplementary budget for people’s livelihood and driving the council into dysfunction, urging them to promptly return as a responsible negotiation group member.

On the 21st, the Democratic Party stated in a press release, "The Gyeonggi Provincial Council’s Budget and Accounts Special Committee, which resumed by bipartisan agreement, was disrupted on the 20th due to the unilateral withdrawal of People Power Party members," adding, "Democratic Party budget committee members waited for People Power Party members until midnight, but they never showed up."

Earlier, on the 19th, the Democratic Party and People Power Party agreed to submit their respective reduction proposals to the plenary session at the budget subcommittee.

The Democratic Party criticized, "The People Power Party has shown incomprehensible behavior with unreasonable and unjustifiable review standards during the supplementary budget review process," and added, "They boycotted the budget review over the absurd issue of transferring funds to the Integrated Fiscal Stabilization Fund, and even during the painstakingly resumed budget committee review, they carried out massive budget cuts without any principles or logic. Agreed contents were often overturned by specific members."

They continued, "Ultimately, the People Power Party has left the precious hall of public opinion, the council, without any reason like a rebellious adolescent running away from home," and "They did not even appear at the plenary session of the 364th extraordinary meeting held today."

The Democratic Party stated, "In the midst of the looming economic crisis, the negotiation groups of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, which should be the last bastion for residents’ livelihoods, must not become obstacles," and claimed, "So far, the People Power Party has only been spiteful like a nagging stepmother, pouring cold water on the efforts of Governor Kim Dong-yeon and the Democratic Party of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council to save people’s livelihoods."

Furthermore, they said, "As the last bastion for residents’ livelihoods, the Democratic Party will patiently wait for the People Power Party to return to the council so that residents can overcome the economic crisis and sprout hope."

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