As the summer vacation period for the ruling and opposition parties comes to an end, strong confrontations in the National Assembly are anticipated this week. The Democratic Party of Korea plans to push forward with key legislative proposals, while the People Power Party is expected to respond with a filibuster.
According to the political circles on the 17th, the first plenary session of the August extraordinary National Assembly will be held on the 21st. The Democratic Party plans to address two broadcasting laws and the 'yellow envelope law' (amendment of Articles 2 and 3 of the Labor Union Act), as well as the 'Better Corporate Law' (the second amendment of the Corporate Law) during the extraordinary session.
First, when the plenary session is held on the 21st, a vote will be conducted on the Broadcasting Act, against which a filibuster was conducted during the plenary on the 5th, in accordance with the National Assembly Act. Afterward, the Democratic Party plans to introduce a revision of the Korea Educational Broadcasting System Act to finalize the legislative process for the three broadcasting laws. The yellow envelope law and the Better Corporate Law amendment will also be addressed in order during the plenary session.
Although the People Power Party has announced a filibuster, there is no way to block the passage of the key bills being pushed by the Democratic Party due to the seat structure. It is expected that the remaining broadcasting laws, the yellow envelope law, and the Better Corporate Law amendment will all be addressed around the 24th. Moon Geum-joo, the spokesperson for the Democratic Party, stated in a meeting with reporters at the National Assembly's communication office on the 17th that there are no plans to hold further discussions with the People Power Party regarding the yellow envelope law or other matters.
Although the People Power Party's national convention is scheduled for the 22nd, some members are expected to remain behind to conduct the filibuster.