Party for National Innovation Proposes Special Act to Relocate National Assembly and Presidential Office to Sejong

On April 29, the Party for National Innovation introduced a party-sponsored bill titled the "Special Act for the Construction of an Administrative Capital," which calls for relocating both the National Assembly and the Office of the President to Sejong Special Self-Governing City.

Hwang Unha, Floor Leader of the Party for National Innovation. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

Hwang Unha, Floor Leader of the Party for National Innovation, held a press conference at the National Assembly that day and stated, "We are submitting a comprehensive bill for the construction of a complete administrative capital to the National Assembly in order to drive a national decision."

Hwang emphasized, "In the upcoming presidential election, no candidate will be able to avoid the national task of constructing an administrative capital, and all will have to seriously consider constitutional amendments for the future of the country." He added, "The Party for National Innovation will act as an icebreaker to help presidential candidates make bold decisions."

Hwang also referred to the Constitutional Court's decision during the Roh Moo-hyun administration, which ruled the "Special Act on Measures for the Construction of an Administrative Capital" unconstitutional. He said, "While the Constitutional Court's decision must be respected, we cannot accept the current reality in which the population of the capital region exceeds half of the national total."

He continued, "We must put an end to the situation where the capital region suffers while non-capital regions are withering away."

The Party for National Innovation also introduced amendments to the National Assembly Act and the Government Organization Act, in addition to the special act, to facilitate the relocation of the administrative capital.

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