Ruling and Opposition Parties Fail Again to Reach Agreement on Daejang-dong Parliamentary Probe... Further Negotiations Needed

The ruling and opposition parties continued discussions regarding a parliamentary investigation into the prosecution's decision to drop the appeal in the Daejang-dong case, but failed to narrow their differences over how to proceed.

Kim Byunggi, Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Song Eonseok, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, along with other floor leaders from both parties, held a 2+2 negotiation session at the National Assembly on the afternoon of November 18, 2025, for about one hour and twenty minutes. However, the two parties were once again unable to reach an agreement on the method of investigation.

Kim Byunggi, Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Song Eonseok, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, are meeting at the National Assembly on November 18, 2025. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

After the meeting, the deputy floor leaders from both parties told reporters that they had agreed to include all the issues raised by both sides: the Democratic Party's concerns about a fabricated investigation and prosecutors' insubordination, as well as the People Power Party's concerns about the decision not to appeal and allegations of external pressure. However, they said that no consensus had been reached on how to proceed with the investigation.

The Democratic Party insists on conducting the investigation at the level of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, while the People Power Party is calling for the establishment of a separate special committee for the parliamentary investigation.

The ruling and opposition parties, having failed to reach an agreement on this day, plan to continue negotiations going forward.

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