Ruling and Opposition Parties Agree on Re-vote in Plenary Session for Electoral District Delimitation and Dual Special Prosecutor (Update)

Last-Minute Compromise Agreement Reached Before Ruling and Opposition Parties' Plenary Session
Electoral District Delimitation Plan to Be Released by the Political Reform Special Committee

The ruling and opposition parties agreed to hold a plenary session to vote on the electoral district delimitation plan to be applied in the April 10 general election and to re-vote on the 'Double Special Prosecutor Act.'

The floor leaders of both parties reached this agreement during a meeting chaired by National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo. The detailed agreement will be disclosed at the National Assembly's Political Reform Special Committee meeting held in the afternoon. Hong Ik-pyo, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, said, "The Speaker and the floor leaders of both parties met and agreed to revise the electoral district delimitation plan today and pass it in the plenary session."

With the last-minute agreement between the ruling and opposition parties, the electoral districts can barely be finalized 41 days before the general election.

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The Double Special Prosecutor Act (related to suspicions of stock manipulation involving Kim Geon-hee, wife of President Yoon Seok-yeol, and bribery allegations concerning the '50 Billion Club' in the Daejang-dong development project), which was returned to the National Assembly following President Yoon Seok-yeol's exercise of the veto power, will also be re-voted on. The Democratic Party linked the handling of the electoral district delimitation plan with the re-vote, and with the agreement on the delimitation plan, the re-vote will also take place.

Yoon Jae-ok, the floor leader of the People Power Party, responded to reporters' questions about whether the Double Special Prosecutor Act would be re-voted by saying, "Of course, it will be submitted together (to the plenary session)." The Double Special Prosecutor Act passed the plenary session on December 28 last year and was sent to the government on January 4. However, the government requested reconsideration the following day, returning it to the National Assembly.

For reconsideration to pass, a majority of the total members must be present, and at least two-thirds of those present must vote in favor. Political circles expect the bill to be ultimately rejected as the opposition party has not secured enough seats to pass the Special Prosecutor Act.

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