Jung Cheongrae Urges Speaker Woo for Swift and Decisive Prosecution, Media, and Judicial Reforms

Speaker Woo: "We Must Also Join Forces for Constitutional Reform"

On August 5, Democratic Party leader Jung Cheongrae visited National Assembly Speaker Woo Wonshik and requested a swift and decisive resolution of the prosecution, media, and judicial reforms.

During their meeting in the Speaker's office, Jung stated, "I believe that the spirit of the times at this moment is to end the rebellion and ensure the success of the Lee Jaemyung administration. That is why, throughout the party convention, I called for the eradication of the forces of rebellion, and to achieve this, I have said that prosecution, media, and judicial reforms must be carried out swiftly and decisively."

He continued, "To accomplish this in the National Assembly, I believe that your judgment and determination will be needed at crucial moments. I hope you will make decisions regarding these matters with the same resolve you showed when martial law was lifted."

Speaker Woo responded, "Representative Jung and I first entered the 17th National Assembly together as colleagues. We have spent a long time in politics together and have often consulted each other, so meeting now as Speaker and ruling party leader feels very meaningful."

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He added, "The important tasks that Representative Jung mentioned must be addressed well by the National Assembly. Ultimately, so that we can answer 'yes' to the question of whether democracy can put food on the table, the party and the Assembly must work together to focus on issues that put people's lives at the center."

In particular, Speaker Woo emphasized, "Furthermore, the major task before us is how to achieve a great social transformation and build a new society, so we must also join forces for constitutional reform."

He further stated, "I hope we can engage in deep discussions and consultations on these issues and proceed together to achieve the common good."

After visiting Speaker Woo, Representative Jung also met with Kim Sunmin, acting leader of the Jookook Innovation Party. Jung said, "During the last presidential election, the spirit of the times was to end the rebellion, achieve a change of government, and establish a democratic government. Now the government has changed, and a democratic government has been established." He continued, "Although our parties are different, I believe that ending the rebellion, eradicating the forces of rebellion, and ensuring the success of the Lee Jaemyung administration are goals that the Jookook Innovation Party also supports." He requested their participation in ending the rebellion and the three major reforms.

Acting leader Kim responded, "We will also keep pace with the reforms," and added, "Constructive competition is needed for political reform. During the presidential campaign, the five opposition parties issued a joint declaration calling for easing requirements for negotiation groups and introducing a runoff voting system. It is now an important time to implement the joint declaration."

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