President-elect Jang Je-won answers questions from reporters in front of the 20th Presidential Takeover Committee in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 29th. [사진=연합뉴스]
On the 29th, Jang Je-won, the chief of the secretary-elect, said, “If the (Democratic Party) pushes laws that deviate from the constitution (such as oversight) with 180 seats, there is nothing the president can do,” he said. said.
Director Jang met with reporters in front of the Presidential Transition Committee in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the same day and said, “Isn’t there a need for a department that persuades and explains the people more about (the Democratic Party) taking 180 seats and violating the law and violating the Constitution? “He said this.
He said, “The department that directly communicates and explains with the people (from all walks of life) is the Senior Civil Society Office.” will be greatly strengthened,” he explained.
In addition, Director-General Jang introduced that he would report to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol on the appointment of the presidential office on the 30th. It is expected that there will be an announcement of organizational restructuring and an announcement of senior-level personnel as early as the next day.
Director Jang said, “The main framework of ‘2 rooms, 5 seniors’ has been decided, and “I need to announce the seniors first, and then we need some time to discuss appointments with the seniors.” This is interpreted to mean that the appointment of some secretary-level personnel and administrative personnel will be delayed.
Meanwhile, Director Jang repeatedly emphasized the need for a referendum to stop the ‘check-out’ and requested the National Assembly to supplement the referendum law.
“It is not a matter of debate between the ruling and opposition parties,” he said.
Earlier, the Central Election Commission expressed its view that ‘a referendum is impossible unless the law is amended first according to the decision of the Constitutional Court’. In 2014, the Constitutional Court ruled that part of Article 14(1), which was stipulated in the Referendum Act on the creation of the voter list, was inconsistent with the Constitution.
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- Seonghwi Lee
- noirciel@ajunews.com
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