Seoul: The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) are preparing to engage in discussions regarding their respective bills to launch a special counsel investigation into the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The discussions, scheduled for Friday, will focus on Yoon's alleged failed attempt to initiate martial law.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the primary focus is whether the two rival parties can reconcile their differences and consolidate their proposals into a single bill in time for a parliamentary plenary session planned for later in the day. The meeting will be attended by PPP floor leader Kweon Seong-dong and his DP counterpart, Park Chan-dae, and will be presided over by National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik.
The opposition parties have been advocating for a revised special counsel bill that incorporates allegations of "treason" against Yoon for allegedly attempting to provoke a war with North Korea. In contrast, the PPP has criticized the bill's scope as excessive and has introduced its own version, which omits these allegations.
If the parties reach a consensus during the meeting, a unified bill is expected to be approved in the plenary session. However, if differences persist, the opposition-proposed bill could pass in the National Assembly due to the opposition bloc's current dominance, holding 192 seats in the 300-member parliament.