Speaker of the National Assembly Woo Won-sik stated on the 15th that the constitutional amendment "must be resolved before entering the full-scale presidential election phase."
On the same day, at the 76th anniversary academic conference commemorating the Constitution held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building titled "How to Start the Constitutional Amendment," Speaker Woo said, "The first two years of the 22nd National Assembly's first half is the right time for constitutional amendment."
Speaker Woo emphasized, "We must now find a way to embrace all issues?immediate amendment, next amendment, 'one-point' amendment, partial amendment, full amendment?without misunderstanding or falling into political interests."
He added, "We need to establish a constitutional system that effectively responds to the various challenges our society faces and meets the expectations of the people," and stated, "We will gather opinions, complete the formation of the constitutional amendment advisory committee, and prepare to move on to the next stage."
Since his inauguration, Speaker Woo has advocated for a constitutional amendment introducing a four-year presidential term with one re-election. Jo Bae-sook, a member of the People Power Party, said, "Since constitutional amendment discussions are not easy, it is important for various stakeholders to communicate organically and together, and it must be able to address climate crises and technological changes." Kim Tae-nyeon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, proposed a three-step roadmap including ▲ partial agreement and declaration among political parties ▲ comprehensive and specific agreement through a national constitutional amendment body and a special committee on constitutional amendment in the National Assembly ▲ full agreement in the National Assembly followed by a national referendum.
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
