The Democratic Party of Korea announced on the 23rd that it would push for party-government discussions to respond to the Israel-Iran situation.
Han Min-soo, the Spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, met with reporters after the party's Supreme Council meeting that day and noted, "Our party will keep a close watch on the repercussions of the Israel-Iran situation while proceeding with discussions with the government regarding relevant responses."
The Democratic Party of Korea holds the position that it can convene a National Assembly plenary session this week, even if alone, to handle the second supplementary budget proposal. While the People Power Party demands a redistribution of the chairs of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee and the Budget and Accounting Committee, the Democratic Party of Korea insists it cannot make concessions. If the People Power Party does not cooperate in holding the National Assembly plenary session and electing committee chairs, the Democratic Party plans to start forming the National Assembly's Budget and Accounting Committee alone this week to expedite the handling of the supplementary budget proposal.
Han emphasized, "There is an urgent supplementary budget that must be executed quickly for the people, and there are legislative and policy matters, so we cannot wait indefinitely," adding, "Before the end of the June extraordinary National Assembly session, the supplementary budget proposal and everything must be passed so that the supplementary budget can be executed swiftly."
Meanwhile, the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties plan to continue discussions aimed at agreeing on the distribution of committee chairs and the schedule for the National Assembly plenary session. Previously, the floor leaders of both parties held two meetings on the 18th and 19th but could not narrow the gap in their positions regarding the distribution of committee chairs.