Democratic Party Responds to President Yoon's Policy Speech with a 'Silent Protest'... "No Entry to Main Assembly Hall or Pre-Meeting Discussions"

Protest Condemning Roden Hall Before President Yoon's Entrance
After Entrance, Party Meeting Resumes in Budget Committee Conference Room

Democratic Party Floor Leader Park Hong-geun and other lawmakers and party officials are shouting slogans condemning the prosecution's attempt to search the central party office at a press conference held on the 24th in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, titled "Condemning the Prosecution's Dictatorship and New Security Rule's Invasion of the Democratic Party Headquarters." [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Park Joon-yi] The Democratic Party of Korea decided on the 25th to respond to President Yoon Seok-yeol's policy speech with a 'silent protest.'

Oh Young-hwan, the Democratic Party floor spokesperson, met with reporters during a party meeting at the National Assembly and stated, "All Democratic Party lawmakers will not enter the plenary hall. Until President Yoon arrives, we will continue a protest at the stairs in front of the rotunda hall of the National Assembly, and when President Yoon arrives and enters the National Assembly, we plan to respond with a solemn and restrained silent protest." He added, "Once we enter the plenary hall for the policy speech, from that point on, we will continue the protest meeting through a closed party meeting at the Budget and Accounts Committee meeting room, and after President Yoon leaves the National Assembly, we will resume the concluding protest meeting at the rotunda hall stairs."

The Democratic Party leadership will not attend the pre-discussion meeting ahead of the policy speech. Spokesperson Oh said, "Neither Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, nor Park Hong-geun, the floor leader, will attend the pre-discussion meeting."

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