The Democratic Party of Korea will convene a plenary session on the 24th to push ahead with reform bills. The ruling party plans to process the pending bills in the order of the administrative integration bill, the "judicial and prosecution reform plan," and the third amendment to the Commercial Act. If the People Power Party does not come to the table, the plan is to hold a plenary session every Thursday.
On the morning of the 19th at the National Assembly, after a policy coordination meeting, Democratic Party spokesperson for the floor Kim Hyun-jung met with reporters and said, "We will open a plenary session on the 24th and, in order, handle the administrative integration bill, the judicial reform bills, the prosecution reform bills, the National Referendum Act, the third amendment to the Commercial Act, the Child Allowance Act, and so on."
She added, "Regarding the administrative integration bill, a total of four bills are bundled together, including Gwangju–South Jeolla, Daegu–North Gyeongsang, Daejeon–South Chungcheong, and the regional integration bill," and said, "However, the People Power Party holds an opposing stance on the integration of Daejeon–South Chungcheong, and we demanded that Representative Jang Dong-hyeok clearly state what he intends to do."
Kim said, "We strongly requested the National Assembly speaker to convene a plenary session on the 24th, and we will definitely convene the plenary session to process the bills," adding, "We will try to reach an agreement with the People Power Party, but if that fails, we plan to convene a plenary session every Thursday to process them."
She continued, "The People Power Party appears poised to launch a filibuster (a lawful obstruction of proceedings through unlimited debate)," and emphasized, "If they keep holding up livelihood bills, it is our party's position to push them through even by amending the National Assembly Act."
The Democratic Party will hold a general meeting of its lawmakers on the 22nd to discuss bills establishing the Public Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Office. In addition, regarding the special committee on the special act for investment in the United States, it plans to hold a legislative hearing on the 24th and begin bill deliberations on the 25th.