Bipartisan Cooperation Begins Between Ruling and Opposition Parties, Presidential Office State Audit Delayed to Next Month 8

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, along with other top committee members, is paying tribute at the joint memorial altar for the victims of the Itaewon incident set up at Noksapyeong Station Plaza in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 31st. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 31st, the ruling and opposition parties agreed to postpone the National Assembly audit of the Presidential Office to the 8th of next month, considering the mourning period for the Itaewon tragedy.

Jin Seong-jun, the senior deputy floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Song Eon-seok, the senior deputy floor leader of the People Power Party, discussed the schedule for the National Assembly Steering Committee audit through a phone call and made this decision.

The Steering Committee will conduct the audit of the Presidential Office on the 8th and then proceed with budget reviews for the National Assembly Secretariat, the Human Rights Commission, and the Presidential Secretariat on the 9th.

Earlier, the Democratic Party floor leadership stated in a notice, "Through a phone call between the senior leaders of both parties, it was decided to postpone the Presidential Office audit scheduled for the 3rd by about a week," adding, "There was a verbal agreement to hold it after the mourning period ends, and a senior meeting will be held around 5:30 PM today to establish a clear official position and schedule."

People related to the People Power Party, including Jeong Jin-seok, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, visited the joint memorial altar at Seoul Plaza on the morning of the 31st to pay their respects to the victims of the Itaewon disaster. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Originally, both sides planned to meet in person, but it is reported that Deputy Floor Leader Song communicated by phone due to difficulty in adjusting his schedule because of the Intelligence Committee audit.

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