Partisan deadlock is expected to dominate the National Assembly in the coming weeks, driven by the anticipation of President Yoon Suk Yeol's veto of a controversial bill mandating a special counsel investigation into the death of a young Marine last year. The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, which swiftly passed the bill in the Assembly, is preparing for a potential presidential veto by July 19. If the president does not veto the bill within 15 days, it automatically becomes law. The presidential office has hinted at Yoon's plan to veto the bill, prompting the Democratic Party to push for a revote by the end of next week. The bill in question calls for a special counsel to investigate allegations of improper interference by the Yoon administration and the military in an internal probe into the Marine's death. Additionally, the rival parties are expected to clash over rescheduling the opening ceremony for the 22nd Assembly, which was initially postponed indefinitely after the ruling party's boycott due to the opposition-led Assembly's passage of the contentious bill. This deepening political impasse is set against the backdrop of public criticism towards the police and corruption investigation authorities for their slow progress in the investigations and internal probes related to the Marine's death.