People's Power "Can't Appoint a New Constitutional Judge"...Democratic "Operation Delayed Impeachment Trial"

In a little while, the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties will meet...Attention to Constitutional Judges' DiscussionsKwon Sung-dong, "Constitutional Judge shall not be appointed until the result of impeachment"
"Isn't the president in a state of vacancy?"The acting president can't appoint you."

[Anchor]
Kwon Sung-dong, floor leader of the People's Power Party, insisted that three vacant constitutional judges should not be appointed until the impeachment trial of Yoon Suk Yeol's president is over.

The Democratic Party of Korea said it was sophistry to save President Yoon and accused the people of still failing to come to their senses.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Na Hye-in!

I thought the appointment of a constitutional judge was going smoothly, but did the ruling party change its position?

[Reporter]
Yes, the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties are scheduled to meet at the National Assembly Speaker's Office at 4:30 p.m. soon, but I think we need to sort out the issue of selecting constitutional judges.

The ruling and opposition parties previously recommended three candidates for the vacant Constitutional Court and even nominated members of the special committee on personnel hearings, but this morning, floor leader Kwon Sung-dong of the People's Power Party drew the line that it is impossible to appoint them.

Now, the president's position is not empty, but only his duties have been suspended, and it is not right for Acting President Han Deok-soo to appoint an independent institution, the Constitutional Court justice.

Six constitutional judges argued that there is a problem with hearing the president's impeachment case, but that the Democratic Party is responsible for creating a "six-person system."

The Democratic Party also criticized the appointment of Acting Constitutional Court Justice Hwang Kyo-ahn during the impeachment of former President Park Geun Hye, and stressed that the judge was appointed after the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss him was made.

[Kwon Seong-dong / People's Power Floor Leader: Acting President Han Deok-soo cannot appoint a constitutional judge until the president's impeachment trial and decision is made.]

However, the Democratic Party refuted that the constitutional judge appointed by Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn during the impeachment of former President Park Geun Hye was recommended by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

The Democratic Party of Korea opposed the appointment of a successor to the then Constitutional Court chief appointed by former President Park himself, arguing that all currently vacant constitutional judges should be appointed by the acting president because they are recommended by the National Assembly.

to have President Yoon's impeachment trial heard in the "six-member system" was criticized as a trick aimed at the fact that a decision to dismiss him could not be made without unanimous consent.

He said the nine-member system should be restored for fairness in the impeachment hearing, adding that if the people's power refuses, the opposition party alone will form a special committee on personnel hearings tomorrow to conduct hearings for constitutional judges.

[Park Chan-dae / Minjoo Party floor leader: It's just a pun that the acting president can't appoint him. The people's power should give up the lame procedural delay operation and quickly respond to the consultation on the schedule of the confirmation hearing.]

[Anchor]
Today, the special prosecution laws that passed the National Assembly led by the opposition party were transferred to the government?

[Reporter]
Yes, the so-called "insurrection independent counsel law" and the fourth Kim Gun-hee independent counsel law, which passed the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 12th, were handed over to the government.

The Democratic Party of Korea warned Acting President Han Deok-soo not to veto controversial bills such as the Special Prosecutor Act as well as the Grain Management Act.

Now, he has repeatedly called for the launch of the National Assembly and the opposition party, saying that the National Assembly and the opposition party should be accepted as one of the pillars of state administration.

The position is that the power of the people can never be accepted.

It cannot be concluded that the declaration of emergency martial law is an act of rebellion, and the ruling party, which is responsible for the government and state administration, emphasized that it is the power of the people.

Kim Sang-hoon, chairman of the policy committee, drew a line that the government and the ruling party will resolve pending state affairs, starting with a high-level party-government council on the 20th.

A senior member of the ruling party said, "It was Lee Jae-myung who turned the state affairs upside down due to impeachment," adding, "It is abominable to act like a leader that the president has been impeached."

[Anchor]
The People's Power should elect the emergency committee chairman due to the resignation of former representative Han Dong-hoon, but how is it going?

[Reporter]
Inside the People's Power, senior members of the floor, including Kwon Young-se, Kim Ki-hyun, and Na Kyung-won, are mentioned as candidates.

There is also an opinion that Kwon Sung-dong, the acting leader of the party, should be in charge of resolving the situation.

There is no time to find outsiders, and as the president's impeachment and former representative Han Dong-hoon resigned, some say that outsiders, "Yong-byeong," can no longer be established as the leader of the party.

Of course, the close circle criticizes this trend.

In an SBS radio interview, Cho Kyung-tae criticized the pro-Yoon-gye for thinking only about their safety as they should start with the public's condemnation of martial law and impeachment.

The Democratic Party of Korea also accused the ruling party of still protecting the president, saying it returned to the "road pro-yoon party" without reflection.

I'm Na Hye-in from YTN in the National Assembly.