Ruling and Opposition Parties Agree on Regular National Assembly Schedule... Opening Ceremony on the 2nd of Next Month

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The ruling and opposition parties have agreed on the schedule for the regular National Assembly session, which will open with an inaugural ceremony in September. Additionally, the floor leaders of both parties will take turns delivering speeches on behalf of their negotiation groups.

People Power Party's Bae Jun-young (right) and Democratic Party's Park Sung-joon, Chief Deputy Floor Leader, shake hands before a briefing on the regular National Assembly schedule on the afternoon of the 26th at the National Assembly.
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Bae Jun-young, the senior deputy floor leader of the People Power Party, and Park Sung-joon, the senior deputy floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, met on the 26th at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. During the meeting, they coordinated the schedule related to the upcoming regular National Assembly session next month.

The National Assembly is scheduled to hold the opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 2nd of next month. Although the regular session officially begins on the 1st, it was set for the 2nd because the 1st is a holiday. However, it is interpreted that the opening ceremony with the president’s attendance will not take place. Park, the senior deputy floor leader, stated, "Since the 22nd National Assembly has begun, there was a position to hold an opening ceremony, but due to various circumstances on the ruling party’s side, it will proceed as an inaugural ceremony."

On the 4th of next month at 10 a.m., Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, will deliver a speech as the representative of the negotiation group, followed by Choo Kyung-ho, the floor leader of the People Power Party, at the same time on the 5th. The government questioning sessions will be held daily at 2 p.m. from the 9th to the 12th. A total of 11 members will participate in the government questioning: six from the Democratic Party, four from the People Power Party, and one from a non-negotiation group. Each member is allocated 12 minutes.

The plenary session will be reconvened on the 26th of next month. Subsequently, it was agreed to conduct the national audit from October 7th to 25th. Regarding the "re-deliberation of bills vetoed by President Yoon Seok-yeol," Park said, "Discussions are ongoing," and added, "We will discuss again with Senior Deputy Floor Leader Bae the next morning about the submission of the bills."