[Politics ON] Impeachment vs Election Law '6 Months' Time Fight...Even the ruling and opposition parties are "Wiggle."

■ Host: Anchor Kim Youngsoo Kim
■ Starring: Park Yong-chan, Chairman of the People's Power Yeongdeungpo-eul, Rep. Kim Han-kyu of the Democratic Party of Korea

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[Anchor]
While prosecutors and police investigating emergency martial law are scrambling to notify Yoon Suk Yeol of the summons, the ruling and opposition parties continue a fierce battle over the scope of the additional appointment of constitutional judges and the exercise of Han Deok-soo's powers. Let's start <Politics On> looking at the outside and inside of politics.

Today, I will analyze Park Yong-chan, the power of the people, Yeongdeungpo, with the chairman of the party's cooperation committee and Kim Han-kyu, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Please come in. Hello. Former representative Han Dong-hoon is speeding up the formation of the ruling party's emergency committee, which has created a gap in the command system by resigning as the party leader. Rep. Kwon Young-se, Rep. Na Kyung-won, and Rep. Kim Ki-hyun, who are five terms in the floor, are mentioned. Today, former Supreme Council member Kim Jong-hyuk said this in a radio interview. Let's listen to it.

The party leader resigned and the leadership is now collapsing. Kim Jong Hyuk, the former supreme council member. Of course, he was the closest council member.Ma said there is a possibility of destroying conservatives, and he is worried. How's the atmosphere within the party?

[Park Yongchan]
I'm so worried right now. But I think it's been a little too much to talk about the destruction of conservatism. For now, I think that stability and integration are the virtues we need the most. Therefore, the fact that an emergency committee chairman should not be recruited from outside requires absolute stability and integration rather than reform and reform and these virtues. My homework is to stop factional fights and to come together to deal with the political situation in a stable manner. That's why Kim Jong-hyuk, the best, is saying that conservatives are destroyed, but I don't think it's appropriate as our colleagues in the same party.

[Anchor]
Then, is there a high possibility that the chairman of the emergency committee will come out from the pro-Yoon-gye?

[Park Yongchan]
There is a real possibility that it will happen. However, if you exclude your relatives and exclude your close friends, there are no people. Now, I want to say that you have to choose who is the most appropriate and appropriate person under the banner of stability and integration, and there is no one to use except for anyone with the factional fight and confrontation structure.

[Anchor]
It's already the fifth or sixth time in the media. The People's Power Emergency Committee. Therefore, the party leader often resigns like this, and the emergency committee system has passed four times, and the fifth and fifth emergency committees will be launched this time. There is a lot of criticism about this that it will be difficult to get public support unless there is an innovation reform from the party.

[Park Yongchan]
I have other thoughts. We are not at the stage where we can do these difficult things, such as reform and bodies. We have to stop factional fights first and then fight the Democratic Party with a sense of stability. In this situation, we are reforming and reforming without stability and integration? Would it be practically possible?

[Anchor]
The Democratic Party of Korea is criticizing whether it will become a pro-yoon party.

[Park Yongchan]
From the point of view of the closeness community, they might think, "Isn't it going to be a pro-yoon party?" But from the standpoint of not being close to me, it is not the time to separate from the pro-yoon side. We need to unite and prepare for the impeachment with a sense of stability. I'd like to say that over and over again.

[Anchor]
Thank you. Rep. Kim Han-gyu is, of course, the other party.Ma's people's power went back to the emergency committee system. How are you watching it?

[Kim Hangyu]
It doesn't look good. I think it's possible for the leadership to take responsibility because the president of the People's Power made illegal emergency martial law and even impeached him. From Lee Joon-seok to Han Dong-hoon, it doesn't look very good to have the party leader resign from the way the supreme council members resign, rather than expressing their intention to resign on their own. I think the members of the People's Power are very mistaken.

The reason why the people's power is at least the support rate is that in order to demand the lifting of the illegal emergency martial law, lawmakers close to representative Han Dong-hoon quickly came into the National Assembly together, were there, and voiced criticism about it, so the people don't expect that the people's power played a role to some extent. I think I'm losing all the points I got by kicking out CEO Han Dong-hoon this time. Looking at CEO Han Dong-hoon, I think I've done some meaningful things to set up an angle with Chin-yoon so far. However, right before resigning, he won the verbal battle while watching a verbal battle with lawmakers in the parliamentary assembly, but didn't he lose the vote fight? It's good for politicians to accept the will of the people, but I think it's too early to become a leader without being able to talk and compromise with fellow politicians.

[Anchor]
How do you view it? Do you think CEO Han Dong-hoon will play politics again? If so, when do you think you'll be back in politics?

[Kim Hangyu]
Eventually, it's going to be the president's impeachment decision. Then, the presidential election is held within 60 days, so no party can decide on a presidential candidate before that. Since 60 days is not such a long time, I think Han Dong-hoon will calmly prepare for the presidential election process outside the party. As we watch the process of appointing the emergency committee chairman of the people's power like this, we are pursuing stability rather than reform and innovation as you said, so wouldn't it eventually come from the pro-profit circle? And let's go in a direction where they lead the party's lawmakers and accept the will of the people, not in this atmosphere, but in the end, I thought that the party would devote almost all of its power to preventing the impeachment of the president, so it's not our party's job. Is that the right direction? Do you all think so? I wonder that young Members do not seem to be.

[Anchor]
The view of pro-Yoon and pro-Yoon is different over CEO Han Dong-hoon's resignation after 140 days. It seems that Chin-gye and Han Dong-hoon are thinking that they have been kicked out, and pro-yoon-gye interprets that they were taking responsibility as party leaders.

[Kim Hangyu]
However, after the impeachment, CEO Han Dong-hoon expressed his position that he would not resign that day. However, after representative Han Dong-hoon entered the parliamentary assembly, the atmosphere changed, and all of the Supreme Council members expressed their intention to resign, inevitably canceling the press conference on Sunday and expressing their intention to resign on Monday morning. I had no other choice. If the party leader is responsible for changing his position like that, he should have done it on Saturday.

[Anchor]
However, Supreme Council members Jang Dong-hyuk and Jin Jong-oh, also known as Han Dong-hoon, participated in the resignation. That's how the leadership collapsed. How are you watching it?

[Park Yongchan]
So, was it on the 14th? After the impeachment bill was passed, did representative Han Dong-hoon do martial law at the general assembly hall? When I defended my position like that, saying, "Did I vote for impeachment?" Supreme Council member Jang Dong-hyuk stood up on the spot and went to the podium and expressed his intention to resign. Therefore, it is difficult to endure under the Han Dong-hoon system from the top position of Jang Dong-hyuk. And it can be seen as a proof that he had a lot of disappointment with CEO Han Dong-hoon. And just as Representative Kim was kicked out, representative Han Dong-hoon resigned, and he said so, but there is also a part that he caused himself. I also feel very sad about CEO Han Dong-hoon's fall. Chairman Han Dong-hoon is one of the few precious human assets that our party has. In that sense, I think there will be another opportunity in the future.

However, haven't you reversed your position on impeachment several times? In particular, he agreed to impeach him after hearing that the arrest operation was conducted during martial law, but after negotiating with the president's office again, he opposed impeachment again after agreeing to leave the party with measures to settle the political situation, including the presidential term. So, it raised doubts that representative Han Dong-hoon made political transactions with the impeachment card. In any case, I would like to say that representative Han Dong-hoon was too talkative and lost trust from the party and many party comrades because of his words and actions.

[Anchor]
Representative Han Dong-hoon has expressed his willingness to continue politics, so I am interested in when he will return. When do you think it will be? If the impeachment trial is cited in the Constitutional Court on

[Park Yong-chan]
, representative Han Dong-hoon will also have a chance. That's what I think. In the end, it is still alive as a strong counterattack card to confront Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung or Democratic presidential candidate, I believe so.

[Anchor]
Will a new emergency chairperson be appointed at tomorrow's parliamentary meeting?

[Park Yongchan]
I don't think so. I think it'll take some time. Tomorrow, we're going to narrow it down more specifically. Nothing has been decided right now, and only lush rumors are coming out, right? So tomorrow, we're narrowing the scope. So I'm thinking that it'll probably be promoted slowly but quickly.

[Anchor]
I see. Thank you very much. Let's continue to talk about acting President Han Deok-soo. There are different voices from day to day in the Democratic Party of Korea over whether to pursue impeachment of acting President Han Deok-soo. On the previous day, he said he would not pursue impeachment, but this time, there was a warning that he could impeach if he exercised his "right to veto." In this regard, former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said in a radio interview today. Let's listen to it.

The Democratic Party said it would be better to be a little more cautious, but in the case of the Democratic Party, they say they should not veto the bills that passed the National Assembly this time, including the grain law. If they veto it, will they pursue impeachment right away?

[Kim Hangyu]
It's not like that. Although the president is not in a vacancy, his duties will be suspended, and we believe that impeachment will eventually be cited, so foreign investors and the general public are quite anxious. Anyway, it's not a normal situation to not have a president. But if we impeach the prime minister, who will do it among the two deputy prime ministers? Also, if the person is impeached, these stories can be said that the public is anxious and that the Democratic Party of Korea continues to use the impeachment system politically, so in this emergency situation, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo is at fault, but we are demanding that he do his best to stabilize the state without holding him accountable for now. However, since the people's power or us or the president is not a vacancy, if it is a temporary situation where we don't know what will happen in the future, the authority should maintain the status quo or find what must be done. It suggests that it is appropriate for an acting authority to exercise a veto that completely ignores the authority of the National Assembly. I think Prime Minister Han Deok-soo will make a proper judgment and if we exercise our veto power, we will impeach him unconditionally, which is not the party's policy.

[Anchor]
I'll give you a breaking news and talk a little more. This is news that just came in. On the 18th, President Yoon's side has already stated that it is not tomorrow as to whether he will attend the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. In this regard, the police headquarters said that it could be regarded as a failure to comply with President Yoon's first request for attendance. I didn't receive the mail, but I think I recognized the request for attendance. In this regard, the police headquarters demanded President Yoon attend the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit tomorrow. The police, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, and the Ministry of National Defense are investigating together. In this regard, President Yoon asked for his attendance tomorrow, but he said he considers it a refusal to comply with his request for attendance.

If so, the prosecution has now requested two appearances. The 15th and 21st. And we will have to wait and see if we ask for additional attendance because the police and the police have requested attendance tomorrow and regarded it as rejection. We'll let you know when we get related breaking news. Since Rep. Kim Han-kyu is a lawyer, how do you think the government will respond?

[Kim Hangyu]
In the end, we have no choice but to request additional attendance. If the suspect is not present, there are two ways the investigative agency can do it. One is to obtain an arrest or arrest warrant, or to prosecute immediately without being able to conduct a summons investigation. Both are actually difficult because they are sitting presidents. However, continuing to refuse to comply with the summons increases the possibility of issuing a warrant. Then, investigative agencies usually expect to make repeated requests for attendance twice or three times.

[Anchor]
Thank you. Chairman Park Yong-chan has also filed a complaint against the acting prime minister. They also say they can push for impeachment if they veto it. What do you think about this?

[Park Yongchan]
It's kind of a threat, and that's what I see. Prime Minister Han Deok-soo has now taken over from the acting president, and now he has the right to control the Cabinet, exercise personnel rights, and has constitutional authority to handle bills at his own discretion. However, the Democratic Party of Korea is making an antinomic political demand, saying, "Don't say hello, don't exercise your veto, don't say hello," and asking for another constitutional judge to be appointed instead. Of course, from the Democratic Party's point of view, I think it is possible to make such a political offensive. However, in such an important situation, acting Han Deok-soo should really have the center of gravity, think only about the national interest, and make a judgment based on the philosophy of state affairs.

[Anchor]
How do you view the scope of the acting authority? It seems to be the view of the legal profession that it cannot be actively done.

[Park Yongchan]
Just keep the status quo. And greetings will only be possible passively. I'm interpreting it like this. I think it's just an interpretation, but there's no right answer to this. In the end, acting Han Deok-soo's autonomous judgment is very important, I think so.

[Anchor]
The power of acting President Lee, how far? We prepared a graphic, and Prime Minister Goh Kun acted as an acting prime minister after the impeachment motion of former President Roh Moo Hyun was passed, and he said he had vetoed it. And when the impeachment bill of President Park Geun Hye passed the National Assembly in 2017, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn served as acting president, and there is a case that a constitutional judge was appointed. In this regard, the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties clashed today. Let's listen to what floor leader Kwon Sung-dong and floor leader Park Chan-dae talked about and continue our conversation.

In this regard, Rep. Kim Han-kyu is a preparatory group for confirmation hearings. However, the Democratic Party of Korea should not exercise its veto power, but a constitutional judge should be appointed, because it is up to the National Assembly. That's what you're claiming.

[Kim Hangyu]
Basically, since it is an acting authority, it should be limited to a passive role. The Constitutional Court judges are divided into three for the president, three for the National Assembly, and three for the Supreme Court's recommendation. Therefore, it is not appropriate for the acting president to actively find and appoint candidates. The Supreme Court's nomination or the National Assembly's recommendation is only a formal president's appointment authority, so it is included in the role of a passive acting authority. In 2017, Rep. Kwon Sung-dong said the same thing. Therefore, the reason why Representative Kwon Sung-dong completely reversed his words by 180 degrees now is that we can only see that he intends to delay the impeachment hearing of the president itself.

[Anchor]
Kwon Sung-dong, the floor leader, said this. It is argued that it was after impeachment was cited.

[Kim Hangyu]
It's not like that at all. The impeachment of the president was on March 10. Rep. Kwon Sung-dong made that statement in January. On February 1, when the Constitutional Court justice was about to leave office, I don't know if it was February 1 or late January, but Kwon Sung-dong clearly said that the acting president can appoint a constitutional judge appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the same way, and at that time, the date for the final hearing of former President Park Geun Hye was even set. Media reports started coming out in the afternoon today.

[Anchor]
I see. What do you think of Chairman Park Yong-chan? Acting Prime Minister Han Deok-soo seems to be in trouble now. The ruling and opposition parties say to exercise this and not to exercise that.

[Park Yongchan]
That's right. But Han Deok-soo is the acting president of the Yoon Suk Yeol government. Therefore, the philosophy of state affairs of the Yoon Suk Yeol government and the philosophy of state affairs of the ruling party, the people, must be taken into consideration. I really want to say that. Representative Kim just mentioned Kwon Sung-dong's past remarks. In that way, on February 1, 2017, then-Democratic Party Chairman Choo Mi-ae said, "The appointment of the acting Constitutional Court justice is absurd.
And Park Beom-gye, secretary of the Legislative Judicial Committee, said the same thing at the time. Rep. Park Joo-min said the same thing at the time.

[Anchor]
Rep. Choo Mi-ae was a constitutional judge for the president at that time, so she says again.

[Park Yongchan]
That's what they claim. The Constitutional Judge for the President should not be appointed, but the Constitutional Court for the National Assembly may be appointed. This is not a logic based on any law, but it's all according to the political situation that is favorable to them. So it doesn't mean much. As for our party, we have no choice but to say this, and from the Democratic Party's point of view, we have no choice but to say that.

[Kim Hangyu]
That's something that everyone in academia or legal professionals agree on. Since the chairman is not a legal professional, he says there is no basis. Obviously, what the member of our party said at the time was about the then president of the Constitutional Court, that is, the successor to the president's appointment, and we did not oppose the chief justice's recommendation, so it was appointed. You can check the records at that time.

[Anchor]
Attention is focusing on what kind of decision acting Han Deok-soo will make. Floor leader Kwon Sung-dong says that the Democratic Party of Korea is the South Korean Buddha, and the Democratic Party of Korea criticizes that floor leader Kwon Sung-dong is the South Korean Buddha. When do you think the meeting between Lee Jae-myung and Kwon Sung-dong, the floor leader, will take place?

[Kim Hangyu]
I hope to meet quickly, but I don't want to meet with our party leader, saying that the Democratic Party of Korea is taking this attitude as if it became a ruling party and that the responsibility for state affairs will still be the power of the ruling party.

[Anchor]
I heard that it's been organized around 2 p.m. tomorrow.

[Kim Hangyu]
We are not just personnel, but because of the pending issues, impeachment, and emergency martial law, the National Assembly is all-stop. In order to solve this situation, we need to talk about more than personnel appointments, but if the emergency committee chairman cannot be appointed immediately, we are concerned that the current situation should continue.

[Park Yong-chan]
The one thing I really want to say is that acting authority Han Deok-soo must make choices and decisions according to his philosophy of state affairs according to his strong self-determination. That's what I'm saying. Isn't the Democratic Party pressuring acting Han Deok-soo with the impeachment card? But it's not easy to impeach the prime minister, the acting president. While attempting to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol's president, not only our conservative forces but also many people are now concerned about such a situation in which the state of affairs is getting unstable. What if the Democratic Party even pushes for the impeachment of Acting President Han Deok-soo? You'll probably be caught up in a huge headwind. And even if the actual impeachment bill is submitted to the National Assembly, it is very difficult to pass.

[Anchor]
In what way?

[Park Yongchan]
This, too, has a quorum of two-thirds. So out of 300 people...

[Anchor]
Is the acting president also two thirds?

[Park Yongchan]
Since this is an acting authority, a quorum of decisions equivalent to the president must be applied. Therefore, if our party votes on the impeachment motion against acting representative Han Deok-soo, would there be any lawmakers in favor of it? I really want to tell you that it's practically impossible.

[Anchor]
How do you see it?

[Kim Hangyu]
I've never seen any supportive material in the legal literature or precedents that can support what you've said.

[Anchor]
You mean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo is the Prime Minister.

[Kim Hangyu]
Since he is the prime minister, he can legally pass it with a majority of the National Assembly. However, as I said earlier, we did not actively pursue that part, so we did not conduct an in-depth review of that part within the party. Even though we didn't do it, we are accomplices of rebellion. That's why we should leave the person suspected of violating the law as it is. It is true that many people argue that if the president and the prime minister have the same charges, they should suspend their authority. The leadership, including Chairman Lee Jae-myung, is in the position to hold off the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo for stability.

[Anchor]
Thank you. Let's go to the National Assembly at this time. The meeting was presided over by Kwon Sung-dong, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea Park Chan-dae, and National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik. It seems that they will discuss the appointment of constitutional judges who have differences with each other and the National Security Council. I hope we can reach an agreement. I'll try to connect to the site.

[Won-Sik Woo / Speaker of the National Assembly]
Since he has a lot of experience, I believe he will solve it wisely and well. CEO Park Chan-dae has also worked hard to lead a lot of work. The two chiefs worked hard and did a great job. Last Saturday, there was the third presidential impeachment in our constitutional history. It is time for our National Assembly to focus all its efforts on resolving the situation and stabilizing the state of affairs, as it is very unfortunate for the country and the will of the people.

In particular, it is time for the National Assembly to take more responsibility and role in quickly normalizing the chaotic political situation triggered by the last emergency martial law, restoring external credibility and restoring the people's livelihood. Just as the center of state affairs is the National Assembly, the center of the National Assembly should be the people. I need to take care of people's livelihoods first. As it is the lawmakers who are most in touch with the alley economy and the bottom economy, I think it is time for the National Assembly to fulfill its responsibilities more. Both the ruling and opposition parties should step up to resolve pending issues of people's livelihoods with greater determination.

So, at this moment, I hope that the ruling and opposition parties will put their heads together and work together to stabilize the state of affairs and ease the people's security. Please discuss the schedule of the three constitutional judges' confirmation hearings recommended by the National Assembly and the composition of a special committee for emergency parliamentary investigation. Just as there were people who came out with the brightest thing when the country was in trouble, the National Assembly should now be the hill for the people to lean on. Starting today, let's share our commitment to overcome the difficult situation and move toward a National Assembly that protects the people. It's nice to be here and thank you.

[PARK CHANDA / Minjoo Party floor leader]
This is an emergency situation. 12. 3 Economic, diplomatic, security, and national dignity have been destroyed by the emergency civil war. In particular, people's livelihoods and the economy are getting worse. It is a time when the National Assembly has a heavy responsibility to take the center stage and overcome the national crisis. All-out efforts should be made to quickly end the civil war and restore the people's livelihood. First, we need to quickly launch a special committee on national assistance in the event of a civil war. We need to get to the bottom of the civil war and hold them thoroughly accountable so that the constitutional order will not collapse again. The government should cooperate with the formation of a special committee for parliamentary investigations into the civil war and its activities. The power of the people who sympathized with President Yoon Suk Yeol of the rebellion is the way to cleanse the sins before the people.

Second, we need to hurry to form a special committee on personnel hearings for constitutional judges. The Democratic Party has already asked for cooperation in the formation of the special committee on human hearing by today. Floor leader Kwon Sung-dong said, "The sooner the impeachment trial is held in February 2017, before the decision to impeach former President Park Geun Hye, the better. He said that the government needs to make a decision quickly to stabilize the state affairs, and if it drags on, the country will also become unstable. Let me tell you the same thing. Please hurry. Floor leader Kwon Sung-dong said today that the acting president has no authority to appoint a constitutional judge, but he said something completely different in 2017. You said this at the time. The appointment of a constitutional judge appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by the President is a formal appointment right. I would like to say that the same is true of the appointment of constitutional judges recommended by the National Assembly.

Third, we should not put unnecessary pressure on the members of the State Council in an emergency, calling them the ruling party. As the president was impeached by the National Assembly, the Cabinet should remain neutral and focus on state administration. In particular, there should not be any urge to veto bills passed by the National Assembly. It is a clear contradiction to order the right to veto, which is an active exercise of authority, saying that it is not possible to exercise the passive authority of appointing a constitutional judge as a part of the National Assembly.

Fourth, the government and the National Assembly should join forces to revive the people's livelihood economy. Acting President Han Deok-soo has already declared that he will actively participate in the National Council proposed by Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung. Now, I urge the people's power to participate immediately. Both ruling and opposition parties must join forces to overcome this crisis.

Fifth, the recovery of the people's livelihood should be a top priority at the extraordinary National Assembly, which will be held from the 18th. It is time for the National Assembly to join forces to revive the frozen working-class economy, including the formation of an extra budget. Considering that it is a serious time, we also propose a question to the government attended by the members of the State Council. It is also suggested that all standing committees be fully operational to expedite the legislation of people's livelihoods. The people are suffering from the civil war caused by the president. The National Assembly, the representative of the people, should take responsibility for this situation and stabilize the state of affairs and restore people's livelihoods. We hope that you will actively cooperate with the power of the people.

[Kwon Seongdong / Acting and floor leader]
First of all, I would like to apologize to the people as a member of the ruling party for adding great inconvenience and confusion to the people due to the president's declaration of emergency martial law and impeachment. Today is the first time I have seen the Democratic Party of Korea floor leader since I took office as floor leader, and I can't help but feel bittersweet seeing the Democratic Party floor leader consistent with a political offensive at a kind of meeting. Let me say first that this is not polite to the newly inaugurated floor leader.

And after I was elected as the floor leader, I proposed a meeting with Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, but was rejected, and the floor leader of the Democratic Party welcomed me so fiercely that he could not recognize me as a negotiator. However, I would like to ask you again whether you recognized me as a negotiating partner while watching my response to today's meeting of the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties presided over by the National Assembly Speaker. It's really difficult. It's hard. At times like this, I think it's time for the ruling and opposition parties to put their heads together and exercise wisdom to stabilize the political situation and to stabilize people's livelihoods.

One thing I just want to add to this is that before the president's impeachment, the opposition Democratic Party of Korea abused the legislative power of the National Assembly to cover up the crime of Chairman Lee Jae-myung, abuse the legislative power of the National Assembly, abuse the impeachment, abuse the independent counsel, and unilaterally cut the budget bill, which would have been a much more beautiful Korea, a Republic of dialogue, and a co-prosperity.

There are a lot of things that the Democratic Party floor leader has said to refute.The scope of the acting president's duties and authority is not controversial, and there is no dispute between the ruling and opposition parties, as per the precedents of Roh Moo Hyun's acting president Goh Kun and Park Geun Hye's acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn. I'm thinking
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The question of whether the acting president can appoint a constitutional judge has already been raised eight years ago when Park Geun Hye was impeached, with Rep. Choo Mi-ae of the Democratic Party, floor leader Woo Sang-ho and Park Beom-gye of the Judiciary Committee, both serving as justice minister, arguing that the acting president cannot appoint a constitutional judge, and several pro-Democratic scholars, including pro-Democratic scholar Lim Joo-bong of Sogang University, expressed the same view. I don't really understand how the Democratic Party's logic of being fine then and not now holds.

And the power of the people is still the ruling party. So it's very natural for the ruling party to hold government-government consultations with the prime minister or ministers, but I don't know what I mean by misleading it as pressure. Rather, I would say that it is rather absurd for the Democratic Party to set the scope of the acting president to suit its taste and not to do that. I would like to say that the right to request reconsideration of a bill or the right to appoint and dismiss a minister is different from the right to appoint constitutional judges exercised by the acting head of the administration. I have a lot more to say, but since it's a meeting, I'll refute this much about what the Democratic Party has claimed and make the rest of the refutation separate to reporters. In the future, I hope for the same generosity as the massive opposition party and the Democratic Party of Korea, the ruling party of Yeouido.

[Anchor]
The floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties met presided over by National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik. It is time for Chairman Woo Won-sik to take more responsibilities and roles in the National Assembly. And centering on the National Assembly, we said let's work together for the people. In this regard, floor leader Park Chan-dae and floor leader Kwon Sung-dong also spent a lot of time criticizing the other party while talking about people's livelihoods. I hope the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties meet today and come up with a good agreement, but I don't think it will be easy to hear all the remarks. How did you like it?

[Kim Hangyu]
Since they have a lot of political experience, they will make their position as public as possible in front of the media, and I hope that they will talk candidly about the situation of each party and discuss it at an appropriate level without cameras.

[Anchor]
I hope you'll be more active and considerate of the people in front of the people and viewers. What did you think?

[Park Yongchan]
I saw it similarly. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik spoke well to the appropriate level. Stabilization of state affairs and public security are the top priorities. Therefore, it should be reborn as a National Assembly that protects the people. You said something very great. Didn't the two floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties come up with too many individual arguments, including the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth? As it is a meeting with each other today, I think it was necessary to comfort each other and share good words to ease public anxiety.

[Anchor]
I'll wrap it up after the last topic. The last topic is how long the Constitutional Court's impeachment trial will take. There are many opinions. Chief Choi Jae-sung said this. Let's listen to it.

Rep. Kim Han-gyu is a legal professional, so I think you've heard from many legal professionals, what do you think?

[Kim Hangyu]
It's a general view that Chief Choi Jae-sung is talking about. It's true that the issue itself takes about two or three months. After all, how active is President Yoon Suk Yeol's argument? And will the Constitutional Court proceed quickly without accepting such claims when President Yoon Suk Yeol makes an unreasonable claim? Or will you give him the most opportunity considering his characteristics as a president? That's what I'm talking about. Personally, I think it will take more than three months.

[Anchor]
I don't know what the result will be.Ma is related to the next presidential election if it is cited. How do you see it?

[Park Yongchan]
I think it's similar. The issue is a single issue, but aren't there too many people who appear in this single issue? Since there are so many characters, including the defense minister, the special forces commander, the defense commander, and the police, President Yoon Suk Yeol will probably go through the process of applying for as many witnesses as possible and directly refuting the witnesses' positions. So the acting head of the Constitutional Court will investigate the case quickly and swiftly. You said it, but there is a lot of possibility that it will be longer than I thought, I think so.

[Anchor]
I see. That's all for today's politics. So far, Park Yong-chan, chairman of the party's cooperation committee, and Kim Han-kyu, member of the Democratic Party of Korea, have joined Yeongdeungpo, the People's Power. Thank you very much. Thank you.