Choo Kyung-ho, ‘defending the special prosecutor’ and even ‘constructing the Legislative and Judiciary Committee’ height=”300″ src=”width=”600″ /> ▲ Choo Kyung-ho, the new floor leader of the People Power Party, was elected as the 22nd floor leader held at the National Assembly on the 9th. He expressed his feelings about being elected at the general meeting of elected candidates. <연합뉴스>
[비즈니스포스트] Choo Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, has taken on a heavy burden. The situation that the People Power Party is facing is not easy, so much so that people say that floor leader Choo is “poisonous.”
While the Yoon Seok-yeol government did not show signs of change at a recent press conference, the opposition party, including the Democratic Party of Korea, is showing its stance that it will strengthen its offensive, including the Special Prosecutor Act, to uncover various suspicions related to President Yoon Seok-yeol’s wife, Geom Kun-hee.
In a situation where there is no other means of response other than the ‘presidential veto’ in the ruling party opposition, strengthening internal solidarity is emerging as an important task for floor leader Choo. Also, difficult times are expected in negotiations with the Democratic Party regarding the composition of the standing committee, including the chairman of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, which serves as a gateway for various bills.
According to the political world on the 10th, there is an observation that floor leader Choo has taken on the great responsibility of defending the opposition party’s so-called ‘special prosecution offensive’ while achieving ‘cooperation’ and producing legislative results that support the national goals pursued by the Yoon Seok-yeol government.
President Yoon Seok-yeol held a press conference commemorating the second anniversary of his inauguration the day before, but the opposition party said that it could not see any changes and that it was determined to launch a strong drive, putting an even heavier burden on floor leader Choo Kyung-ho’s shoulders.
In particular, Floor Leader Choo was in a situation where he had to prevent the ‘Special Prosecutor Chae Sang-byeong Act’, for which President Yoon Seok-yeol had indicated his intention to exercise the right to request reconsideration, from crossing the threshold of the National Assembly again through re-approval.
In addition, the opposition party, including the Democratic Party, also prepared the ‘First Lady Kim Kun-hee Comprehensive Special Prosecutor Act’ in the 22nd National Assembly to investigate the so-called Yang Myung-ju (suspicion of unfair plan change of Yangpyeong Expressway, suspicion of receiving luxury bags, suspicion of stock price manipulation) related to First Lady Kim Kun-hee. They are threatening to do it.
As floor leader Choo, he is in a situation where he must exert all his efforts to secure the position of Chairman of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, which can put a brake on the processing of bills, so that the People Power Party can take over.
If the Legislation and Judiciary Committee takes so-called ‘time lag’ in processing bills, it may delay the presentation of controversial bills such as the Special Prosecution Act to the plenary session of the National Assembly.
Choo Kyung-ho, ‘defending the special prosecutor’ and even ‘supporting the Legislative and Judiciary Committee’ height=”300″ src=”width=”600″ /> ▲ People Power Party Floor Leader Choo Kyung-ho (left) visits the National Assembly on the 10th, President Hong Cheol-ho’s Office of Political Affairs Meeting and shaking hands with the chief (right). <연합뉴스>
In addition, it appears that the opposition party has already tightened its grip on internal crackdowns to prevent rebellion within the People Power Party during the process of re-approving various special prosecution laws.
At his first press conference the previous day, floor leader Choo said regarding the case where a re-vote is held on the Special Prosecutor Chae Sang-byeong Act, “When it is necessary to gather consensus on a very important issue and make a decision based on the party line, nothing can be done if the unity of the lawmakers is disrupted.” also said
However, since floor leader Choo, who was elected in Dalseong-gun, Daegu, is a member of the Yeongnam constituency and served as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in the Yoon Seok-yeol government, it will be difficult for the People Power Party to rid itself of the stigma of being the ‘Yongsan 2nd Company’ and the ‘Road Yeongnam Party’ if the appearance of lack of communication is highlighted. You can.
For this reason, some in the political world are predicting that floor leader Choo will go beyond simple internal crackdowns and attempt to change the situation by throwing out a new agenda as the leader of the National Assembly.
There is a high possibility that President Yoon will seek to defend himself by changing the situation of the special investigation by promoting cooperation on the issue of establishing the ‘Low Birth Response Planning Department’, a new ministry proposed to solve the population cliff problem, or pension reform.
Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party, also expressed his willingness to cooperate with the establishment of a new ministry for population issues, lending support to this observation.
In an emergency statement regarding the press conference marking the second anniversary of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s inauguration the previous day, Floor Leader Park said, “Since Korea is currently facing the problem of extreme population decline, we can continue discussions with the ruling party from the perspective of cooperation in this regard.” The door was left open.
Representative Choo is expected to make efforts to show communication as he was evaluated by the opposition as being suitable as a dialogue and negotiation partner before ascending to the floor leadership.
Floor Leader Choo said, “Rather than talking about ‘how many seats is the target for the standing committee chairman,’ we will form a consensus to respect the opposition party, have constant dialogue, and conduct the politics that the people expect.” Reporter Cho Jang-woo
