The People Power Party announced that it would ask about its position on the Yellow Envelope Act and the amendment of the Commercial Law during a private meeting between President Lee Jae-myung and People Power Party Representative Jang Dong-hyeok on the 8th.
Park Joon-tae, secretary to the People Power Party representative, met with reporters at the National Assembly's communication hall on the afternoon of the 5th and said, "As announced by the presidential office, the ruling and opposition representatives will meet together, and subsequently, a meeting will continue between President Lee Jae-myung and Representative Jang Dong-hyeok to discuss national affairs without restrictions on format or agenda."
Park noted, "Initially, the presidential office was in the position of explaining mainly the achievements of the presidential trip to the ruling and opposition representatives, but the party believed a discussion on overall national affairs was necessary," adding, "We said that a one-on-one meeting is needed for an open discussion, and the presidential office accepted that."
Park said, "From our party's position, we will convey our overall concerns about the increasingly difficult environment for corporations," adding, "The main agenda will focus on livelihood issues, but there will also be an opportunity to convey concerns about the Democratic Party's legislative surge undermining the judicial system and to hear the president's position."
The Democratic Party expressed expectations that the meeting between the president and the ruling and opposition leaders will create an important new opportunity for follow-up measures after the South Korea-U.S. summit, restoring peace and improving livelihoods, and promoting economic growth.
Park Soo-hyun, chief spokesperson for the Democratic Party, met with reporters at the National Assembly that day and, in response to a question about whether there was a separate message to convey to the opposition leader, said, "The end of insurrection itself is related to restoring livelihoods and launching economic growth," adding, "Therefore, even though the People Power Party is the opposition, I believe that there will be a request for cooperative attitudes regarding the end of insurrection so that this can be organized quickly so that the public is not fatigued."
Park, the chief spokesperson, added, "Based on that foundation, I hope that we can seriously discuss current issues such as restoring livelihoods, promoting economic growth, and follow-up measures for the summit together."