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Rep. Chung Cheong-rae of the Democratic Party of Korea, who served as the chairperson of the National Assembly, said that he would handle a bill related to the improvement of the governance structure of public broadcasting within this year.
In an interview with MBC Radio’s ‘Kim Jong-bae’s Focus’ today, Chairman Chung-rae Chung said, “I will deal with the National Assembly working regardless of the sabotage or boycott of the people’s power.”
“The reason this issue has been raised for decades is because there is a temptation for the ruling party to dominate broadcasting,” Chung explained.
“If the president is elected by 25, 50, or 100 people in a way that elects the president democratically, wouldn’t the elected president do fair broadcasting,” he said.
Regarding the point that the president can veto the bill even if it passes the National Assembly, he said, “The followingmath will be strong, and the approval rating will be low even if it doesn’t, in that way, the approval rating will go down.”
Regarding the KBS license fee, Chairman Jeong said, “40 years ago, it was 2,500 won, and at the time, it was decided at a monthly newspaper subscription fee. I did.
He also said to Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, “If you try to get rid of TBS, you might lose your mayor position.”
