National Assembly constitutional amendment vote invalidated due to failure to meet quorum

A constitutional amendment proposed in the National Assembly by six parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, was put to a plenary vote on the 7th, but due to the absence of the People Power Party, it failed to meet the quorum for passage, and the vote was not valid. The amendment included enshrining the spirit of the Buma Democratic Uprising and the May 18 democratic movement in the preamble of the Constitution, as well as strengthening the requirements for martial law. Rather than opposing the constitutional amendment itself, the People Power Party maintained its position that the ruling and opposition parties should discuss it again after the local elections and then hold a vote. National Assembly Speaker Woo Wonshik requested that the People Power Party participate in the vote, but the request was not accepted, and only 178 members took part in the vote. Speaker Woo said he would hold another vote on the amendment tomorrow, and if it is to be put to a referendum together with the June 3 local elections, it must pass the National Assembly by the 10th.