[Photo] National Assembly Ready for Non-Face-to-Face Plenary Session

Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byeong-seok, Democratic Party Floor Leader Yoon Ho-jung, and People Power Party Deputy Floor Leader for Policy Chu Kyung-ho attended the remote video conference demonstration held at the National Assembly Budget Committee meeting room on the 25th, touring the conference hall. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

On the 25th, a remote video conference demonstration was held in the plenary session at the National Assembly Budget Committee meeting room. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

On the 25th, a remote video conference demonstration was held in the plenary session at the National Assembly Budget Committee meeting room. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 25th, a demonstration of the remote video conference plenary session was held at the National Assembly Budget and Accounts Committee meeting room. Last year, as COVID-19 struck, an unprecedented closure of the National Assembly occurred, raising concerns that the passage of bills might be disrupted, leading to the introduction of a remote video conference system. With video plenary sessions, not only can remote video conferences be held when it is difficult to hold a normal plenary session due to the spread of a first-class infectious disease like COVID-19 or natural disasters, but only agreed agenda items can proceed to voting. However, the validity period of the remote video conference provision is until December 31 of this year.