The DP has ended its occupation of the National Assembly (Yonhap):
South Korea’s main opposition party on Tuesday ended its sit-in at the National Assembly amid imminent talks to resolve a standoff over hotly-contested bills, including a trade deal with the U.S. and deregulation of the media industry.
“We will normalize the National Assembly to swiftly process bills aimed at public welfare,” Democratic Party Chairman Chung Sye-kyun said while party lawmakers and staffers filed out of the assembly’s plenary session hall.
The Democrats were hoping for a big fight with GNP members. When that failed to materialize (they only got to play with some guards), they ended up making themselves look silly while NA business was left undone.
Democratic Labor Party member and Marmot’s Hole favorite Kang Ki-gap, perhaps feeling frustrated at the relative lack of action, decided to try to have a rumble of his own (the evil Korea Herald):
Swearing while kicking doors and furniture, Kang, 55, created a violent commotion Monday at the offices of the Assembly speaker and secretary-general after security officials moved to disperse his party members at the hall in front of the Assembly’s main chamber.
As previously noted, you can always count on Kang to be in the middle of a fight.
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Good news at least. Kudos to Kim Hyong-o for resisting calls to open fire with the tanks.
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