National Assembly passes revised minimum wage bill; Resolution supporting Panmunjom Declaration put on hold
- 6 years ago
최저임금법 개정안 본회의 통과...'판문점 선언' 결의안은 무산
Rival parties managed to get several dozen bills passed today,... including a revision to the minimum wage law.... but were unable to vote on a resolution supporting the inter-Korean summit declaration.
Next on their plate: re-electing lawmakers to key parliamentary posts.
But that process is likely to be put off until after the June elections... raising concerns of a parliamentary vacuum.
Kim Min-ji has the latest from the National Assembly.
Rival parties failed to hold a vote on a resolution in support of the inter-Korean summit agreement,... called the Panmunjom Declaration during a plenary session Monday.
They had initially agreed to do so,... however, were unable to narrow their differences over the specifics.
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea wanted to use the phrase "realization of a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons through complete denuclearization."
However, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, called for a stronger statement -- the "complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program."
This means the resolution will have to wait for some time to be passed... as Monday was the final plenary session of the first half of the 20th National Assembly.
But lawmakers did make some progress,... passing over 80 pending bills.
Although most of them passed smoothly without much opposition,... an amendment to the minimum wage bill was approved amid heated debate.
The proposal was met with resistance, though,... some arguing that it undermines the effect of this year's minimum pay hike of over 16 percent.
Lawmakers will now conclude the first half of parliament's four-year term on Tuesday -- and have alot of re-electing to do for key parliamentary posts, including National Assembly Speaker.
It's been customary for the party with the largest number of seats in parliament to chose the speaker,... and ruling party has selected a candidate -- although a vote has yet to be held.
However, the main opposition party wants to put off the vote until after the by-elections that will be held on June 13th -- as there could be a shift in which party holds the most seats.
The ruling party currently holds 118 seats,... while the main opposition has 113.
"It seems that for the next few weeks or so,... the National Assembly will be without a speaker -- and with the terms of most key positions in the parliament expiring on Tuesday -- there are concerns that the legislature could be headed for paralysis. Kim Min-ji, Arirang News."
Rival parties managed to get several dozen bills passed today,... including a revision to the minimum wage law.... but were unable to vote on a resolution supporting the inter-Korean summit declaration.
Next on their plate: re-electing lawmakers to key parliamentary posts.
But that process is likely to be put off until after the June elections... raising concerns of a parliamentary vacuum.
Kim Min-ji has the latest from the National Assembly.
Rival parties failed to hold a vote on a resolution in support of the inter-Korean summit agreement,... called the Panmunjom Declaration during a plenary session Monday.
They had initially agreed to do so,... however, were unable to narrow their differences over the specifics.
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea wanted to use the phrase "realization of a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons through complete denuclearization."
However, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, called for a stronger statement -- the "complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program."
This means the resolution will have to wait for some time to be passed... as Monday was the final plenary session of the first half of the 20th National Assembly.
But lawmakers did make some progress,... passing over 80 pending bills.
Although most of them passed smoothly without much opposition,... an amendment to the minimum wage bill was approved amid heated debate.
The proposal was met with resistance, though,... some arguing that it undermines the effect of this year's minimum pay hike of over 16 percent.
Lawmakers will now conclude the first half of parliament's four-year term on Tuesday -- and have alot of re-electing to do for key parliamentary posts, including National Assembly Speaker.
It's been customary for the party with the largest number of seats in parliament to chose the speaker,... and ruling party has selected a candidate -- although a vote has yet to be held.
However, the main opposition party wants to put off the vote until after the by-elections that will be held on June 13th -- as there could be a shift in which party holds the most seats.
The ruling party currently holds 118 seats,... while the main opposition has 113.
"It seems that for the next few weeks or so,... the National Assembly will be without a speaker -- and with the terms of most key positions in the parliament expiring on Tuesday -- there are concerns that the legislature could be headed for paralysis. Kim Min-ji, Arirang News."