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On the 25th, Kim Min-seok, the leader of the Democratic Party, officially established the Constitutional Amendment Promotion Committee at the National Assembly. This is a measure to actively gather opinions from the public and both ruling and opposition parties, and Kim announced that he has appointed Representative Kim Tae-nyeon as the head of the committee. Representative Kim is expected to contribute to the amendment efforts due to his extensive network among lawmakers.
Leader Kim Min-seok expressed his commitment to swiftly proceed in a direction that can be agreed upon by both ruling and opposition parties as well as the political community and the public. He mentioned that discussions are open regarding including the spirit of May 18 in the preamble and restructuring the power structure, while adding that he would not set a specific model.
Furthermore, Leader Kim emphasized that the scope of the amendment should be determined by the people and stated that he would continue to communicate the party's general direction to the public and promote dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties. This signifies that the amendment process should reflect the voices of the people rather than being merely a political agreement.