Park Chandae "No Retreat on Sangmin Lee's Dismissal Proposal... Willing to Convene Impeachment Motion Alone"

"Speaker of the National Assembly, Considering Timing of Dismissal"
"Budget Negotiations, Must Prevent Semi-Budget Crisis"

Park Chan-dae, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 17th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Park Chan-dae, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed a strong determination, stating that the party "cannot back down" regarding the opposition's proposed 'Motion to Dismiss Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min.'

In an interview on June 1st with MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus,' Park responded "Yes" to the question, "Does Speaker Kim Jin-pyo also believe that Minister Lee should be held accountable?"

He explained, "It seems that Speaker Kim is considering the timing carefully," adding, "Since the motion has been submitted as an agenda item for the plenary session, it now needs to be reported."

He continued, "Our side's determination is very strong, and the Speaker also clearly has the will to hold him accountable."

Regarding whether an additional plenary session schedule needs to be arranged to handle the impeachment motion, he emphasized, "We are willing to convene a session unilaterally if necessary," and "If no agreement is reached, we must proceed by majority vote according to democratic principles."

He predicted that it would be difficult to pass the budget bill tomorrow (the 2nd). Park said, "Since the reduction review has not yet been fully conducted, it will be somewhat difficult to expect passage by tomorrow," and added, "We are doing our best to process it within the regular session."

He further stated, "The effort to process the budget within the legal deadline is the responsibility of the government and ruling party," and "If the government’s original proposal is submitted, we can propose amendments."

However, he added that the opposition insists on preventing a situation where a provisional budget is adopted. He explained, "Whether we accept the original proposal or move to a provisional budget is the suggestion. In fact, this is unacceptable for the government and ruling party," and "We will not allow the situation to reach a provisional budget."

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