National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo proposed today (17th), the Constitution Day, that "Let's bring the energy of the people together and push for a new way to amend the Constitution that opens the door to the future."
Chairman Kim said at the ceremony to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the Constitutional Day held at the National Assembly today, "Our society has gone through a lot of discussion for constitutional amendment. The public's sympathy is widely formed. Now is the time to put it into practice."
Chairman Kim said, "We need a bigger vessel to contain the heightened expectations of the people and the changing times." "We need to move on the path of power distribution and cooperation. We have to create a country,” he said.
"Let's usher in a new constitutional era of cooperation beyond the politics of conflict," he said.
Regarding concerns that the constitutional amendment would become a 'black hole' that sucks up all issues, Chairman Kim said, "Let's make the constitutional amendment process itself a stepping stone for Korea's great leap forward." I did.
He said, "I will review the time, method, and scope of the constitutional amendment after consulting with experts.
“I also request the opposition parties.
In addition, Chairman Kim said, "Ahead of the last general election, politicians promised to revise the election law based on representativeness and proportionality, but they failed to keep all those promises to the people. said.
He also said, "A revision of the National Assembly Act is also necessary." "As stipulated in the Constitution, the National Assembly's budget deliberation and voting rights should be greatly strengthened. A new path should be opened for the opposition, opposition and political parties to come together and closely consult on major issues." claimed.
Regarding pending issues in the National Assembly, Chairman Kim said, "Recently, our National Assembly has been in a state of complete vacancy in the National Assembly, where even the chairperson is vacant for over a month. We have not even finished the original composition yet." "People's livelihood issues are piled up like a mountain. Let's take this opportunity to revise the laws and practices so that the parliamentary vacancy situation does not repeat after it is over."
“Regardless of the ruling party, let’s look at whether our politics is too clinging to past issues or wasting time due to internal conflicts within the party,” he said.