Ruling party pushes ahead with election of 11 standing committee chairs… All People Power Party members resign

As the Democratic Party of Korea attempted to unilaterally elect the chairpersons of 11 standing committees during the process of organizing the National Assembly for the second half of the term, the People Power Party strongly protested, and all lawmakers on the relevant standing committees submitted their resignations. On the 30th, the People Power Party claimed that National Assembly Speaker Cho Jungsik had forcibly assigned its lawmakers to 11 standing committees, and demanded that this be withdrawn. The lawmakers held a protest rally in front of the Speaker's office and urged the Democratic Party to stop its attempt to monopolize the standing committees. The Democratic Party plans to elect the chairpersons of 11 standing committees, including the Steering Committee, the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, and the Strategy and Finance Committee, at today's plenary session. The People Power Party criticized this as a decision that lacks respect for minority parties.