Ruling and Opposition Parties Agree to Proceed Normally with Kim Haeng Confirmation Hearing... 'Regular Meetings to Continue'

The floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties agreed on the 4th to proceed with the confirmation hearing for Kim Haeng, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, in a normal manner.

Yun Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, and Hong Ik-pyo, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, met at the National Assembly on the same day and agreed to normalize the confirmation hearing for nominee Kim and to continue regular meetings between the floor leaders of both parties every Monday. This meeting was held in the form of the newly elected Democratic Party floor leader Hong visiting floor leader Yun to greet him.

After the meeting between the floor leaders of the two parties, Jeon Ju-hye, floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, said, "Regarding the confirmation hearing for the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family tomorrow, the chairperson of the National Assembly’s Gender Equality and Family Committee and the party secretaries have consulted to ensure that the hearing can be conducted normally."

Spokesperson Jeon added, "Even during the time of former Democratic Party floor leader Park Kwang-on, the floor leaders of both parties met every Monday for meals and communication, and we decided to continue this tradition for communication."

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Regarding the processing of the Labor Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act (commonly known as the Yellow Envelope Act) and the Broadcasting Act, which were directly submitted by the Democratic Party and placed on the plenary session agenda, Spokesperson Jeon said, "When the floor leaders of both parties and the Speaker of the National Assembly met last week, they agreed not to put these bills on the agenda for the plenary session on the 6th."

Regarding the vote on the appointment of Lee Gyun-yong, nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, it is known that no meaningful dialogue took place. Yun Young-duk, floor spokesperson for the Democratic Party, responded, "The Democratic Party has not made a final decision on this nominee yet, so since the vote is scheduled for the 6th, we expect the decision-making process to proceed."

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