Court Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myeong, Ignites Controversy within the Party
In a recent development, the court has dismissed the arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party. However, this decision has not quelled the ongoing controversy within the party over the earlier approval of the arrest motion.
The National Assembly had passed a motion to arrest Representative Lee Jae-myeong on the 21st, but the subsequent warrant review by the court resulted in its rejection. This has further intensified the conflict within the Democratic Party, with at least 29 party members being scrutinized for their voting stance.
To gauge public opinion on the National Assembly’s handling of the arrest motion, a survey was conducted. The results revealed that 52.5% of respondents considered it a ‘good decision’, while 38.8% deemed it a ‘bad decision’.
Moving on, Lee Kyun-yong, a candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is set to undergo a vote on his appointment proposal in the National Assembly on the 6th of next month, following the Chuseok holiday.
When asked about the appointment, 44.1% believed it should not be passed, outnumbering the 32.4% who were in favor of it.
The survey also inquired about the public’s stance on the recent cabinet reshuffle within the Yoon Seok-yeol government, which proposed Shin Won-sik, Yoo In-chon, and Kim Haeng as ministers of the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, respectively. A majority of respondents (57.1%) expressed disapproval of the appointment, while 28.5% approved of it.
As the National Assembly elections are scheduled for April next year, discussions regarding the future of governance have begun. Of the respondents, 52.0% believed that ‘the opposition must be strengthened to maintain control of the current government’, while 39.1% expressed the opinion that ‘the ruling party must be strengthened to support the current government’.
When participants were asked if they would vote for a member of the National Assembly in their area if they ran again in the general election next April, 45.6% confirmed their intention to vote, while 41.4% stated they would abstain from voting.
This survey was commissioned by KBS and conducted by Korea Research through telephone interviews with 1,000 adult men and women across the country for three days, starting on the 25th. For detailed information, please refer to the KBS News website.
Reporting for KBS News, this is Shin Seon-min.
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Video Editing: Kim Geun-hwan
Graphics: Go Seok-hoon and Park Mi-joo
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Although the arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party, was dismissed by the court, controversy continues within the party over the earlier approval of the arrest motion.
I also asked about the progress of the arrest motion.
More than half of the answers said it was a good decision.
Next is reporter Shin Seon-min.
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On the 21st, the National Assembly passed a motion to arrest Representative Lee Jae-myeong, and the results of the court’s subsequent warrant review were rejected.
There is an ongoing conflict within the Democratic Party over the voting votes of at least 29 members within the party.
We asked for your opinion on the National Assembly’s progress on the motion to arrest Representative Lee.
More than half of the responses (52.5%) said it was a ‘good decision’, and 38.8% said it was a ‘bad decision’.
Lee Kyun-yong, a candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who has completed his personnel hearing, is scheduled to vote on the appointment proposal in the National Assembly on the 6th of next month, after the Chuseok holiday.
The opinion ‘it should not be passed’ was 44.1%, which was more than the response ‘it should be passed’ (32.4%).
We also asked for their views on the second cabinet reshuffle under the Yoon Seok-yeol government, which nominated candidates Shin Won-sik, Yoo In-chon, and Kim Haeng as ministers of the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Culture, Sports . and Tourism, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, respectively.
More than half of the respondents (57.1%) responded that it was a ‘bad appointment’, and 28.5% said it was a ‘good appointment’.
Awareness of the National Assembly elections in April next year, which is 7 months away.
The majority of respondents (52.0%) said that ‘the opposition must be strengthened to maintain control of the current government’, while 39.1% responded that ‘the ruling party must be strengthened to support the current government’.
When asked if they would vote for a member of the National Assembly in their area if they ran again in the general election next April, 45.6% said they would vote, and 41.4% said they would not vote, which was within the margin of error.
For this survey, KBS commissioned Korea Research and conducted telephone interviews with 1,000 adult men and women across the country for three days starting on the 25th. Detailed information can be found on the KBS News website.
This is Shin Seon-min from KBS News.
Video Editing: Kim Geun-hwan/Graphics: Go Seok-hoon and Park Mi-joo
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