The National Assembly held a plenary session on the afternoon of the 30th and, led by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, elected the Chairpersons of 10 standing committees, including The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, and the Chairperson of the Special Committee on Budget & Accounts. The People Power Party strongly protested the ruling party's across-the-board election of Chairpersons.
All the standing committee Chairpersons and the Special Committee on Budget & Accounts Chairperson elected that day are members of the Democratic Party.
Seo Young-kyo was elected as Chairperson of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. Yoo Dong-soo was elected as Chairperson of the National Policy Committee, and Jo Seoung-lae was elected as Chairperson of the Planning and Finance Committee, respectively.
Song Ki-heon was elected as Chairperson of the Committee on Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communications. Jin Sung-joon was elected as defense Committee Chairperson, Kim Young-jin as Chairperson of the Public Administration and Security Committee, and Lee Jae-jung as Chairperson of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, respectively. Seo Sam-seok was elected as Chairperson of the Agriculture, Food, Oceans and Fisheries Committee, and Kim Jeong-ho as Chairperson of the Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee.
Han Byeong-do was elected as Chairperson of the House Steering Committee, and Lee Kwang-jae was elected as Chairperson of the Special Committee on Budget & Accounts.
The People Power Party strongly protested, saying that on this day National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik forcibly assigned Commissioners to 11 standing committees. The People Power Party said, "Speaker Cho forcibly appointed Commissioners to 11 committees and notified (our party)," adding, "We submitted official documents for 'resignation of Commissioners' for lawmakers forcibly appointed to each committee to the National Assembly Legislation Bureau."
Previously, the ruling and opposition parties continued negotiations to allocate the Chairpersons of 18 standing committees for the latter half of the term but failed to narrow differences over the allocation of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee Chairperson. The Democratic Party decided to elect the Chairpersons of 11 standing committees that are its share based on seat ratio and unilaterally passed the election plan at the plenary session that day.
The Democratic Party has maintained the position that it should take 11 standing committee Chairpersons, including the Legislation and Judiciary Committee Chairperson, and allocate the remaining seven standing committee Chairpersons to the People Power Party.
At a general meeting of lawmakers held just before the plenary session at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik said, "What on earth gives the Democratic Party the nerve to take the Legislation and Judiciary Committee," and condemned it as "the politics of arrogance," mounting a fierce protest.