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Last regular legislative session under Moon's term kicks off for 100-day run
By YonhapPublished : Sept. 1, 2021 - 10:26
The National Assembly is poised to open its 100-day regular session Wednesday, the last such gathering under President Moon Jae-in's five-year term.
The regular session will start off with an opening ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. to process the 2022 state budget bill of a record high 604.4 trillion won ($521.8 billion), as well as other controversial legislative bills down the road.
The unicameral South Korean parliament opens its regular session on Sept. 1 every year for a 100-day run.
This year's regular session, the last under Moon's reign, in particular, is expected to become a scene of intense partisan rivalry in the runup to the March 9 presidential election.
The floor leaders of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) were to meet later in the morning to fix the timetable of the session, including the dates for key parliamentary speeches, an interpellation session and a parliamentary inspection of the government.
A number of contentious bills are likely to take center stage during the session, including the pending media arbitration bill aimed at multiplying penalties for media outlets responsible for fake news or misinformation.
The DP reversed its previous plan to pass the bill through the National Assembly in August and agreed with the PPP a day earlier to put it to a plenary vote in late September through a negotiated modification of the bill.
The chamber is also expected to vote on a proposed revision to the National Assembly Act, which, if approved, will establish a parliamentary branch in the central administrative city of Sejong. (Yonhap)
The regular session will start off with an opening ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. to process the 2022 state budget bill of a record high 604.4 trillion won ($521.8 billion), as well as other controversial legislative bills down the road.
The unicameral South Korean parliament opens its regular session on Sept. 1 every year for a 100-day run.
This year's regular session, the last under Moon's reign, in particular, is expected to become a scene of intense partisan rivalry in the runup to the March 9 presidential election.
The floor leaders of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) were to meet later in the morning to fix the timetable of the session, including the dates for key parliamentary speeches, an interpellation session and a parliamentary inspection of the government.
A number of contentious bills are likely to take center stage during the session, including the pending media arbitration bill aimed at multiplying penalties for media outlets responsible for fake news or misinformation.
The DP reversed its previous plan to pass the bill through the National Assembly in August and agreed with the PPP a day earlier to put it to a plenary vote in late September through a negotiated modification of the bill.
The chamber is also expected to vote on a proposed revision to the National Assembly Act, which, if approved, will establish a parliamentary branch in the central administrative city of Sejong. (Yonhap)
