'People's referendum' brought up against the 'check-and-run' law... NEC "impossible"

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President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol said that they are considering holding a referendum on the pros and cons of the 'check-and-run' bill during the local elections in June.

The Democratic Party immediately objected to the claim as unconstitutional, but the National Election Commission also stated that it is currently impossible to hold a referendum.

This is reporter Kang Min-woo.

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The card that the president-elect Yoon Seok-yeol brought out was a referendum for the 'check-and-run' bill ahead of the passage of the plenary session.

Jang Je-won, the elected chief of staff, said that he would propose to the elected president a plan to put the bill to be put to a referendum.

[Jang Je-won / Elected Chief of Staff: The National Assembly is violating the value of the Constitution with the overwhelming majority power in this way.

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It is said that there is no big problem in terms of cost if a referendum is held together in the upcoming June 1 local elections.

However, the Democratic Party immediately protested that it was 'an unconstitutional measure that ignores the legislative power of the National Assembly'.

[Park Hong-geun / Democratic Party floor leader: It does not meet the requirements for a referendum under the Constitution, and I do not know what the constitution of the Moon country is the constitution that the elected president knows.

It is just an unconstitutional claim that completely denies the separation of the three powers.]

The possibility of a referendum is skeptical.

The Constitution stipulates that 'the president may submit important policies related to national security to a referendum'.

In addition, it is burdensome to announce the date and agenda until 18 days before the referendum, so if it is to be held during a local election, it is actually a burden to announce it at the same time as the inauguration on May 10.

Furthermore, the National Election Commission announced that it would be impossible to hold a referendum until the National Assembly amends this provision, citing that Article 14(1) of the National Referendum Act, which restricted the participation of overseas citizens in 2014, was decided as 'inconsistent with the Constitution'.