The People Power Party decided to maintain a full boycott of National Assembly standing committees.
On the morning of the 13th, the People Power Party held a closed-door meeting with fourth- and fifth-term senior lawmakers presided over by Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik, and in the afternoon held a closed-door general meeting of lawmakers to hear their views.
Chief deputy floor spokesperson Kim Tae-gyu met with reporters right after the general meeting and said, "Lawmakers had little to add, and the general view was to entrust full authority to the floor leader." Although National Assembly Speaker Jo Jeong-sik expressed the view that the formation of the original structure of the Assembly should be completed before Constitution Day on the 17th, the People Power Party said, "There were no discussions."
At the senior lawmakers' gathering, many also said the boycott of the Assembly schedule should continue. After meeting with the senior lawmakers, the floor leader told reporters, "The general view is whether it is right to enter negotiations on forming the original structure under the current circumstances," adding, "I think the views of the seniors and other lawmakers will largely align."
Four-term lawmaker Kim Do-eup said, "The Democratic Party holds both the Legislation and Judiciary Committee chair and the speaker, while saying there is 'no room for negotiation' on abolishing supplementary investigative authority, so there was a lot of discussion on what meaning there would be for the People Power Party to enter the standing committees."
The floor leader also held a regular lunch meeting that day with Democratic Party floor leader Han Byeong-do, but there were no tangible results. The People Power Party is also said to be considering skipping the Constitution Day celebration if the negotiations on forming the original structure do not proceed.
Meanwhile, the People Power Party decided to respond actively to the Democratic Party's push to abolish supplementary investigative authority. It will introduce as the party line an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act to maintain supplementary investigative authority, and will push to delay by one year the implementation of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency Act and the Public Prosecution Agency Act from this October to next October.
Party legal advisory committee chair, lawmaker Gwak Gyu-taek, met with reporters after the general meeting and said, "We discussed introducing as the party line a plan to delay by one year the implementation of the Criminal Procedure Act amendment and the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency Act and Public Prosecution Agency Act from the scheduled Oct. 2, 2026, to Oct. 2, 2027."