Assembly strife intensifies as parties mull bills Yoon vetoed


Rep. Park Chan-dae, acting chair of the Democratic Party of Korea, made an appearance at a rally of Marine Corps reserves in Seoul wearing a Marine Corps red T-shirt. The opposition parties are preparing to reintroduce controversial bills that were previously vetoed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, setting the stage for potential disputes in the coming weeks. The bills include one calling for a special counsel probe into alleged state interference in a Marine Corps investigation and others aimed at regulating the influence of the government and politicians over naming boardroom directors for terrestrial TV networks. These bills had already passed the standing Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly, but the ruling People Power Party's participation in the process remains uncertain. If the bills fail to pass during the current extraordinary session, they will be revisited in the 22nd National Assembly's first regular session. President Yoon's potential veto of these bills could prompt the opposition to seek support from ruling party lawmakers in order to override the veto, exposing Yoon's political vulnerabilities amidst low approval ratings. If the National Assembly fails to pass the bills by Thursday, they will likely be reintroduced in the upcoming regular session, and the opposition may seek support from ruling party lawmakers to override potential presidential vetoes. Yoon's political vulnerabilities, including his alleged abuse of power and his wife's scandal, have contributed to consistently low approval ratings, with President Yoon having vetoed 14 bills during his presidency.


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