[앵커]
With the June 1 local elections approaching for more than a month, the election campaign has begun in earnest, with the opening ceremonies of major candidates taking place one following another.
In the National Assembly, the fight between the ruling and opposition parties continues over the issue of the appointment of a minister and the approval of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo’s nominee.
For more details, connect with the National Assembly reporter to learn more. Reporter Lee Kyung-guk!
Election offices for candidates who will be running before today’s election will be opened one following another?
[기자]
The opening ceremonies of the major candidates for the local elections and the parliamentary by-elections were held one following another.
With less than three weeks left until the election, the curtain on the full-fledged election campaign has risen.
First, at 11 am today, the opening ceremony of the election office of Seoul Mayor Candidate Oh Se-hoon was held.
Representative Lee Jun-seok and floor leader Kwon Seong-dong also attended and started supporting shooting.
Floor Leader Kwon repeatedly emphasized that local power must be restored.
I will listen to you.
[권성동 / 국민의힘 원내대표 : 국무총리 인준을 해주나 뭘 해주나. 168석 갖고 밀어붙이는데, 이번에 지방 권력을 찾아와야 진정으로 민주당이 반성하고 회개하고….]
Candidate Se-Hoon Oh emphasized the policy promise centered on ‘accompaniment with the weak’.
He then criticized his rival, Democratic Party candidate Song Young-gil for lack of sincerity.
Let’s listen next.
[오세훈 / 국민의힘 서울시장 후보 : 송영길 후보가 이재명 일병 살리기 작전의 기획, 연출, 각본, 주연까지 다 맡고 있습니다. 서울시의 발전? 발견하지 못하고 있습니다.]
After the opening ceremony, CEO Jun-seok Lee tours Daegu and Gyeongnam to meet local election candidates, greet citizens, and engage in a large-scale public opinion battle.
Candidate Ahn Cheol-soo, who is running for the National Assembly by-election in Bundangap, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, also has a busy schedule.
We meet citizens in various places in Bundang such as thrifty markets and parks.
In the case of the Democratic Party, the opening ceremony of the election office of Lee Jae-myung, a standing adviser to the National Assembly by-election was held in Gyeyang, Incheon.
Party leaders such as Ho-jung Yun, Permanent Election Countermeasures Committee Chairman Park Ji-hyeon, and floor leader Park Hong-geun, as well as Seoul Mayor Song Young-gil, also attended and strengthened their efforts.
Ho-jung Yun, the election chairman, rebutted the claim that this run for advisor was a ‘run for Bulletproof’ and said this.
Let’s listen.
[윤호중 / 더불어민주당 상임선거대책위원장 : 이명박 대통령이 노무현 대통령을 죽이려 했던 것처럼 윤석열 대통령이 이재명 후보를 죽이려 해선 절대 안 됩니다.]
Adviser Lee Jae-myung also poured out sharp criticisms of the people’s power.
Let’s hear it.
[이재명 / 더불어민주당 상임고문 : 진짜 도둑이 누굽니까 여러분! 대장동에서 돈 해먹은 집단이 누굽니까! 국민의힘에 이렇게 이름을 붙여줄까 싶어요. ‘적반무치당’.]
The Democratic Party leadership also attended the opening ceremony of the election offices of Candidate Cheol-ho Song for Ulsan Mayor and Candidate Kwang-jae Lee for Gangwon-do Governor.
[앵커]
In the midst of this, in the National Assembly, there is still a war of nerves between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue of approval of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo’s nominee, right?
[기자]
In particular, the situation became more complicated when President Yoon Seok-yeol appointed ministers who did not obtain the opposition’s consent one following another, and yesterday asked the National Assembly to resend a report on personnel hearings for Justice Minister candidate Han Dong-hoon by the 16th.
This is because, while the approval process for Prime Minister Han Duk-soo’s nominee is not making any progress, the movement to force the appointment of a minister continues.
The Democratic Party is in the position that it does not link the Prime Minister’s approval with other ministerial issues, but they are sticking to the judgment that one prime minister candidate is ‘inappropriate’.
However, there is an opinion that the criticism of ‘catch the ankle’ should be taken into account within the party,
Analysts say that the recent drop in the party’s approval rating due to allegations of sexual misconduct by Park Wan-joo will also have an impact.
A plenary session will be held on the 16th, attended by President Yoon Seok-yeol, for a speech on the correction of the supplementary budget bill.
The Democratic Party is scheduled to hold a general meeting of the House of Representatives on the same day and hold a controversial discussion, and changes in opinion within the party over the weekend are expected to have a significant impact on the approval issue.
So far, it has been communicated to the National Assembly.
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