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Fri, March 24, 2023 | 03:25
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Speaker regrets pressure from Park
정의장 "차라리 내가 姓을 바꾸지…" 직권상정 불가 재확인
Posted : 2015-12-18 17:03
Updated : 2015-12-18 19:12
Yi Whan-woo
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By Yi Whan-woo

Chung Ui-hwa
Chung Ui-hwa
National Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-hwa expressed regret, Friday, over Cheong Wa Dae's repeated calls that he exercise his rights to push pending economic and labor bills through the Assembly.

"Parliamentary independence and the principles of separation of powers are now at risk," he told reporters while attending the funeral of former Assembly speaker Lee Man-sup at the Assembly building.

Stressing that Lee was an advocate of parliamentarism throughout his life, Chung said lawmakers should uphold Lee's will to maintain "politics of communication and harmony" and keep these principles to the end.

"We'll follow his path to achieve both harmony and unity, which he desperately aspired to," Chung said.

The comment came after he rejected Cheong Wa Dae's demand on Wednesday to call a vote on a set of economic and labor reform bills amid growing concern that President Park Geun-hye is dogmatic in her governing style.

Citing the National Assembly law, Chung said the economy is not in a "state of emergency" as claimed by the presidential office in its apparent bid to seek parliamentary endorsement of the bills unilaterally.

Cheong Wa Dae has claimed the bills are crucial to implementing President Park Geun-hye's goal to create jobs and revitalize the faltering economy.

Park said Friday she is worried about the parliament being uncooperative with her efforts to revitalize the economy.

Meanwhile, Park's loyalists at the ruling Saenuri Party asked Chung in a joint statement to comply with the presidential office.

The main opposition argued that the bills are designed to benefit family-owned conglomerates and fail to protect temporary workers from being laid off.

The rival parties will hold a meeting Sunday of their chairmen and floor leaders to settle disputes over the pending bills.


정의장 "차라리 내가 姓을 바꾸지…" 직권상정 불가 재확인

정의화 국회의장은 17일 청와대와 새누리당 지도부가 요구하는 쟁점법안의 직권상정(심사기일 지정)에 대해 '국회법이 바뀌지 않는 한 내 생각은 변할 수 없다'며 불가 입장을 거듭 밝혔다.

정 의장은 이날 오후 국회에서 기자들과 만난 자리에서 이같이 답한 뒤 '내가 내 성(姓)을 다른 성으로 바꾸든지 해야지…(생각이 바뀔 수 있을 것)'라고 재차 강조했다.

국회법(85조)에 규정된 심사기일 지정 요건은 ▲천재지변 ▲전시·사변 또는 이에 준하는 국가비상사태 ▲의장이 각 교섭단체 대표와 합의하는 경우 등으로 제한돼 있으며, 최근 상황은 이에 해당하지 않는다는 기존 입장을 재확인한 것이다. 

정 의장은 또 청와대가 이날 자신에 대해 '국회를 정상화시킬 책무가 있다'고 지적한 데 대해 '아주 지당한 말씀이다. 그런 정도는 상식적으로 알고 있는데 대체 왜 그러는지 잘 모르겠다'고 말했다.

그러면서 '불쾌감을 느끼지 않느냐'는 질문에 '나라 걱정해서 하는 얘기니까 그냥 받아들인다. (내가) 불쾌해해도 좋아질 게 하나도 없지 않느냐'면서 '나는 전혀 (청와대의) 압박을 못 느낀다'고 받아넘겼다.

다만 '청와대에서 대변인을 통해 압박을 가하는 등 삼권이 분립돼 있는 대한민국의 민주체계에 의심을 가할 여지가 있는 얘기들은 가급적 피하는 게 좋다'며 '각 자 제자리에서 제대로 하는 모습이 지금 국민이 가장 바라는 모습일 것'이라고 지적했다.

이어 정 의장은 박근혜 대통령과의 전화통화 여부에 대해 '지난번 한·중 FTA(자유무역협정) 비준동의안 처리 때…훨씬 지난 얘기'라며 최근 경제활성화 및 노동개혁 관련 법안 처리와 관련한 통화는 없었다고 부인했다.

그러면서 '왜 자꾸 대통령과 나 사이에 각을 세우려고 하느냐'며 '우리가 같이 나라를 걱정하고 잘하려 하고 있다'고 강조했다.

또 새누리당 내에서 의장 해임건의안을 제출해야 한다는 주장이 제기되는 데 대해서는 '해임건의안을 내서 통과되면 제가 (의장직을) 안 하면 되지 않느냐'면서도 '농담이다. 해임이 쉽게 되겠느냐. (직권상정 요구서에 서명한) 156명 의원에게 일일이 다 체크해볼까'라고 반문하기도 했다.

정 의장은 여야 지도부와의 회동 가능성과 관련, '오늘 (여야) 원내대표가 만난다고 하니 그 결과도 듣고, 문재인·김무성 대표와 전화해보고 시간을 잡아보겠다'며 '가능하면 내일 중에 만나는 게 적절하지 않나 생각한다'고 덧붙였다. (연합뉴스)
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