People Power Party floor leader, Reform Party leader to meet for lunch on 21st to discuss cooperation

The floor leader of the People Power Party, Chung Jin-suk, and the leader of the Reform Party, Lee Jun-seok, are scheduled to meet for lunch on the 21st. This meeting aims to discuss potential cooperation in legislative struggles against the ruling party, a move seen as an effort to restore dialogue between opposition parties, which has diminished amid political confrontation.

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The floor leader suggested having a meal together when he previously visited the Reform Party, and the schedule was set.

Lee stated that the meeting was initiated by Chung's previous suggestion during a visit to the Reform Party. Chung, as the newly appointed floor leader, had visited the Reform Party leadership on February 15th. The discussions are expected to focus on joint efforts to abolish prosecutors' supplementary investigation rights and to introduce a special prosecutor for the election management committee.

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There is a side where inter-party exchanges have disappeared due to confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties, and it seems like an effort to restore this.

The two parties have recently been in a dispute over the case of Lee Han-young, a former Reform Party candidate for Busan mayor, who was arrested for allegedly staging his own assault during the June 3rd local elections. Lee expressed suspicion about the motives of some People Power Party members and expelled individuals who have been attacking the Reform Party. He aims to ensure that cooperation against the ruling party does not become sidetracked by these external attacks.

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There is a stance to cooperate on a special prosecutor, but some People Power Party members and those expelled from the party are attacking the Reform Party, raising suspicions about their true intentions.