Song Eon-seok, Chairperson of the People Power Party, noted on the 24th that the yellow envelope law (the amendment to Articles 2 and 3 of the Labor Union Act), led by the Democratic Party of Korea, passed the National Assembly's plenary session and that a second amendment to the Commercial Act was tabled, saying, "I will review the constitutionality of these controversial laws being forcibly processed this time and will initiate strong additional responses."
The chairperson said at a National Assembly press conference that day, "I think that something like a constitutional petition can be sufficiently reviewed. After gathering consensus at tomorrow's legislative meeting, I will announce (the response measures)."
The chairperson stated, "The legislation of these two economic disaster laws will be the most significant aftershock to our economic order since the establishment of the Civil Act in 1958," adding, "Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom said, 'If a worrying situation arises, we can amend the law again then.' What else could that will imply other than a willingness to conduct live experiments on the national economy like during the Moon Jae-in administration's income-led growth?"
Regarding the achievements of President Lee Jae-myung in the Korea-Japan summit, the chairperson evaluated, "It was a correct decision from a national interest perspective to change the attitude 180 degrees from the past, when he used to engage in anti-Japan agitation as an opposition leader, and to approach strengthening friendly Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation."
Nonetheless, he argued, "There are statements made by the president when he was a past opposition politician, such as 'the U.S. military is an occupying force,' and 'thank you to Taiwan, thank you to China,' and now he must clearly state how his position has changed since becoming the President of Korea."