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How the united ‘anti-communist’ front is gaining momentum: joint press conference highlights call for passage of the Special Prosecutor Law on Corporal Chae

A joint press conference is held and the possibility of a united “anti-communist” front with one voice increases.

Joint press conference between the six parties “Swift passage of the law on the special prosecutor for Corporal Chae” Reform Party Representative Cho Kuk Cho Kuk (fourth from left in the front row), together with Joon-seok Lee (third from the row). front row left), representative of the New Reform Party (third from left front row), held a press conference at the communications center of the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 19th, saying: “Corporal Chae.” a joint press conference calling for “swift approval of the law on the special prosecutor”. All six opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, the New Future Party, the Progressive Party and the Green Justice Party, participated in this event and put pressure on the ruling party with one voice. Reporter Lee Hoon-gu ufo@donga.com

Cho Kuk, leader of the Reform Party, and Lee Jun-seok, leader of the New Reform Party, have decided to join forces to address the “Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor Law” (Special Prosecutor Law to Obstruct the Investigation of the Death of Corporal Chae Corporal Chae in the Marine Corps and uncover the truth about the cover-up of the incident). The Fatherland Reform Party and the New Reform Party, which secured 12 and 3 seats respectively in the 22nd National Assembly, spoke with one voice for the first time as the “Ban Yoon” (Ban Yoon Seok-yeol) front . Considering this opportunity, interest is also directed at the possibility that the two parties will form a coalition to form an internal negotiating group after the opening of the National Assembly.

On the afternoon of the 19th, they held a press conference with opposition parties such as the Democratic Party of Korea, the Green Justice Party and the New Future Progressive Party at the National Assembly and put pressure on the government and the ruling party to pass the Special Convention Public Prosecutor’s Law on Corporal Chae. Rep. Cho said, “The Fatherland Innovation Party has only one seat (group leader Hwang Un-ha) in the 21st, but we will cast that one vote (in the plenary session of the National Assembly).” , adding, “If President Yoon Seok-yeol rejects this bill, people will support such a president. “I will refuse it,” he said. It is interpreted as a remark aimed at the possibility of President Yoon’s impeachment. Rep. Lee also said, “Star prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol, who became president because he was loved by the people, is making a completely different judgment,” and added, “The abuse of power must be stopped immediately and all this must be resolved.” put it in his place so that the past and current glory of the military commander-in-chief, Yoon Seok-yeol, can be maintained. “It can be done,” he said. They also said: “Instead of waiting until the plenary session in May, we should hold a plenary session next week to address the law on the special prosecutor’s office.”

When Representative Cho and Representative Lee held a press conference together for the first time, the interpretation spread in the political world that the possibility of the two parties forming an internal negotiating team had increased. If it wins 20 seats and becomes a negotiating group in the National Assembly, it can participate in discussions on the agenda of the National Assembly and have at least one member in each standing committee. Representatives of the negotiating teams can also increase their influence within the National Assembly by participating in the National Assembly Steering Committee and the Intelligence Committee. For this reason, the Homeland Innovation Party sends “love calls” to the Basic Income Party, the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Alliance Progressive Party, which entered the National Assembly as a proportional satellite party also led by Democratic party. as proportional representation for civil society and the New Future.

However, the New Reform Party is making efforts to form a coalition to form a negotiating group. A New Reform Party official said: “The New Reform Party is a political party free from factionalism” and “We will lead public opinion without acting as a second party or falling into the logic of the camp.”

Reporter Kwon Gu-yong 9dragon@donga.com

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