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Assembly may revote special counsel bill.
(From The Korea Herald)
By Lee Joo-hee The possibility of the National Assembly voting again on the rejected counsel bill is increasing as the majority Grand National Party is positively considering the idea.
National Assembly Speaker Park Kwan-yong and chief negotiators from the major four parties will meet today to discuss the normalization of the parliamentary operation, which has been crippled since the bill was vetoed by the president early last week.
GNP insiders said chances are high that the party will try to pass the bill again in order to investigate corruption allegations directed at former presidential aides and end its boycott of parliamentary sessions.
The GNP, which previously vowed an "all-out battle" against President Roh Moo-hyun should he veto the bill, is facing mounting criticism from the public for stalling parliamentary activities. Other parties have joined Cheong Wa Dae in calling for the GNP to return to the National Assembly.
The insiders said the GNP appeared to have softened its stance as Rep. Chough Soon-hyung, who was elected as new leader of the Millennium Democratic Party last Friday, indicated his party would oppose the presidential decision if there is a revote on the bill in the National Assembly.
Two-thirds of parliamentary votes are needed to re-endorse a bill rejected by the president. The GNP currently controls 149 seats in the 272-member Assembly, while the MDP has 61, the pro-government Uri Party 47, and the tiny United Liberal Democrats, 10.
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