People Power Party Protests Assembly Speaker's Plan for National Assembly Meeting

By Lee da hui Posted : June 29, 2026, 18:56 Updated : June 29, 2026, 18:56
Jung Jeom-sik, floor leader of the People Power Party (left), and Kim Seung-soo, deputy floor leader, explain the reasons for the breakdown of negotiations with the Democratic Party after discussions on the composition of the 22nd National Assembly on June 29. [Photo=Yonhap News]
The People Power Party strongly urged National Assembly Speaker Jung Sung-ik not to convene a plenary session scheduled for June 30, which is related to the allocation of standing committee positions.

About ten members of the People Power Party, led by floor leader Jung Jeom-sik, visited the Speaker's office to express their objections.

After the visit, Jung told reporters, "The Democratic Party has requested the Speaker to convene a plenary session tomorrow, and we strongly protested that this should not happen."

He added, "I urged the Speaker to facilitate discussions between the ruling and opposition parties regarding the assembly composition until the last moment, even this evening. However, we protested strongly against the announcement of the plenary session despite this."

Jung continued, "If the plenary session is announced, it will only favor the Democratic Party. It sends a message that the assembly will convene tomorrow regardless of whether negotiations are successful, which raises doubts about whether the Democratic Party will negotiate and compromise until the end."

He also mentioned that the two parties plan to continue negotiations between their respective deputy floor leaders.



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