National Assembly's Standing Committee Controversy

The Democratic Party initiated handling bills in standing committee meeting, facing opposition and concerns of neglecting people's livelihoods.

### National Assembly: Democratic Party Initiates Legislative Process Amid Backlash
* 🏛 The Democratic Party, which appointed 11 out of 18 standing committee chairpersons, held the first standing committee meeting the next day to **start handling bills**.
* ❌ The People Power Party opposed this move and even called for the resignation of the chairman, expressing concerns about **backlash due to criticism of neglecting people's livelihoods**.
* 📜 The Democratic Party members of the Information and Communication Committee proposed the Broadcasting 3 Act as a **key agenda item** to address the **dominance structure of public broadcasting**.
* 👨 Today, the Legislation and Judiciary Committee will discuss the Democratic Party's main bill, the **Choe Sangbyeong Special Prosecutor's Bill**.
* 📅 The Democratic Party is demanding ministry briefings through the Standing Committee and plans to hold confirmation hearings if the ministries refuse. **Simultaneous questioning of the government on each issue** during the interim National Assembly session will also be conducted.
* 🔊 The seven standing committee chairpersons who have not yet been elected demanded **another round of deliberations** for their selection.
* 🤝 The People Power Party adopted a resolution demanding the resignation of Speaker Woo Won-sik, accusing him of **violating neutrality obligations**. The Democratic Party decided to completely reject the meetings convened by the standing committee chairpersons unilaterally appointed by them, stating that they find it **difficult to recognize those appointments**.

The Democratic Party, which appointed 11 out of 18 standing committee chairpersons among the 18 standing committees of the National Assembly, held a standing committee meeting the next day and initiated the process of handling bills. The People Power Party opposed this and even called for the resignation of the chairman, but there are concerns that backlash could occur due to criticism of neglecting people's livelihoods. I'm reporter Jo Jaeyong. Just a day after the Democratic Party elected 11 out of a total of 18 standing committee chairpersons, the committees met for the first time yesterday afternoon. All members of the People Power Party were absent, so it weighs heavily on us to hold the first meeting without the participation of People Power Party members. Democratic Party members of the Information and Communication Committee presented the Broadcasting 3 Act as a key agenda item to improve the public broadcasting dominance structure. The Democratic Party's main bill, the Choe Sangbyeong Special Prosecutor's Bill, will be discussed by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee today. The Democratic Party is demanding ministry briefings through the Standing Committee and is planning to hold a confirmation hearing if the ministries refuse.

On the other hand, it was decided to conduct simultaneous questioning of the government on each issue during the interim National Assembly session. The seven standing committee chairmen, who have not yet been elected, also demanded another round of deliberations to select them. The People Power Party held a general meeting of lawmakers and adopted a resolution demanding the resignation of Speaker Woo Won-sik, accusing him of violating neutrality obligations. The Democratic Party decided to completely reject the convening of meetings by standing committee chairmen unilaterally appointed by the Democratic Party, saying it is difficult for us to recognize the appointed standing committee chairmen. They also expressed that they cannot participate or cooperate at all in the legislative schedule conducted there. However, there are concerns that refusing the parliamentary schedule in a hasty manner in difficult living conditions could backfire. With confirmation hearings and government audits scheduled one after another following the reshuffle, it is also impossible to reject them. The people's trust is in the standing committee chairmen.

Instead of rejecting, we will create 15 self-policy speculations to inspect the livelihood scene. MBC News Jo Jaeyoung Energy Special.

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The Democratic Party's Control of Standing Committees

The Democratic Party appointed the majority of standing committee chairpersons in the National Assembly, leading to opposition from the People Power Party.

The Democratic Party initiated the handling of bills in the standing committee meetings, leading to concerns about neglecting people's livelihoods.

The power struggle between the two parties has raised concerns about the potential backlash and its impact on the legislative schedule and government audits.

Creating 15 Self-Policy Speculations for Inspecting the Livelihood Scene

Instead of rejection, 15 self-policy speculations will be developed to inspect the livelihood scene.

This initiative is part of MBC News' Jo Jaeyoung Energy Special, aiming to provide a comprehensive analysis of current livelihood trends and potential policy solutions.