After securing 192 seats in the national legislative election held on 10 April, the opposition coalition led by the Democratic Party will retain its majority in the 22nd National.
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Korea s legislation is trapped in a vicious loop of the majority-holding main opposition party unilaterally tabling controversial bills and President Yoon Suk Yeol countering with his veto right.
President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a revision of the Grain Management Act, Tuesday, which was passed unilaterally by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) last month to require the government to purchase surplus rice. This marks the first case of Yoon exercising his right to send a bill back to the National Assembly. During a Cabinet meeting, Yoon returned the disputed bill to the Assembly, requesting lawmakers to reconsider the revision that the opposition claims is aimed at protecting farmers and stabilizing prices.
Korea s legislation process faces a potential deadlock as President Yoon Suk Yeol is poised to veto bills that the majority-holding main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) approved or is set to approve unilaterally. According to the presidential office, Sunday, Yoon is contemplating whether to exercise his right to demand the National Assembly reconsider a proposed amendment to the Grain Management Act, which was passed unilaterally by the DPK during a March 23 plenary session.