[In Photos: Historic Firsts vs Unprecedented Events in Constitutional History]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] This week, the political sphere set unprecedented records. Records that are firsts in constitutional history.

On the 24th, at the Democratic Party Central Office in Yeouido, Seoul, police officers are controlling access to the party headquarters while the prosecution is conducting a search and seizure at the Democratic Research Institute. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

Park Sung-jun, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, and lawmakers are making statements on the 24th in front of the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, regarding the prosecution's search and seizure of the Democratic Research Institute. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the 24th, at the Democratic Party Central Office in Yeouido, Seoul, Democratic Party officials are entering the party office amid the prosecution's search and seizure of the Democratic Research Institute. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

The prosecution opened fire. On the last day of the National Assembly audit and one day before President Yoon Seok-yeol's policy speech on the 24th, the prosecution conducted a search and seizure at the opposition party's central office. This was the first time in constitutional history. In response, the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, staged the first-ever full boycott of the president's policy speech in constitutional history.

President Yoon Seok-yeol criticized this, saying, "Attaching conditions to a policy speech has never been heard of in constitutional history," while the Democratic Party retorted sharply, "Is there any precedent in constitutional history of attacking the opposition with vulgar language in diplomatic settings?"

On the 25th, as President Yoon Seok-yeol entered the National Assembly main building to deliver the budget speech for the next year, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and lawmakers were holding a picket protest. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

On the 25th, as President Yoon Seok-yeol entered the National Assembly main building to deliver the budget speech for the next year, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and lawmakers were holding a picket protest. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

President Yoon Suk-yeol is entering the plenary session hall on the 25th to deliver the policy speech on next year's budget proposal. The Democratic Party of Korea has defined the prosecution's investigation into Daejang-dong as political retaliation and boycotted President Yoon's policy speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

President Yoon Suk-yeol is delivering the policy speech on next year's budget at the National Assembly plenary session on the 25th. The Democratic Party of Korea condemned the prosecution's investigation into Daejang-dong as political retaliation and boycotted President Yoon's policy speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

President Yoon Suk-yeol is delivering the policy speech on the next year's government budget at the National Assembly plenary session on the morning of the 25th, while Justice Party lawmakers are holding up hand placards that read "Revoke tax cuts for the rich! Expand the budget for people's livelihood!" Photo by Yonhap News.

President Yoon Suk-yeol is leaving the National Assembly after delivering the budget address for the next year at the plenary session on the 25th. The Democratic Party of Korea condemned the prosecution's investigation into Daejang-dong as political retaliation and boycotted President Yoon's budget address. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

With the National Assembly audit concluded, the review of the New Year budget prepared by the Yoon Seok-yeol administration will begin in earnest next week. The Democratic Party, pushing unilaterally for a 'Daejang-dong special prosecutor' in protest against the prosecution's investigation, and the People Power Party, advocating to separate the budget review from the special prosecutor issue, remain at an impasse.

In particular, the Democratic Party has labeled the 87.8 billion KRW budget related to the Presidential Office and the additional 330 billion KRW budget for the Ministry of Justice, prosecution, and police as the 'power institution strengthening budget,' signaling plans to continue both parliamentary and extra-parliamentary struggles linked to these issues.

It seems that unprecedented records in constitutional history will continue.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, along with lawmakers and non-affiliated committee chairpersons, held a "Rally Condemning the Yoon Seok-yeol Government's Livelihood Collapse and Prosecutorial Dictatorship" on the main stairs of the National Assembly building on the 26th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, along with lawmakers and non-affiliated committee chairs, held a "Rally Condemning the Yoon Seok-yeol Government's Livelihood Collapse and Prosecutorial Dictatorship" on the main stairs of the National Assembly building on the 26th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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