Seoul: President Lee Jae Myung is set to host a dinner with the leadership of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday, his office announced, with discussions expected to cover the results of Lee's recent overseas trip and key pending issues. Lee will meet with DP Chair Jung Chung-rae and floor leader Kim Byung-ki, marking their first such gathering since August.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the dinner was arranged for President Lee to share the outcomes of his four-nation trip to the Middle East and Africa last month and discuss follow-up measures on the annual parliamentary audit. The meeting also comes amid a parliamentary deadlock over the DP's push to pass a set of contentious judiciary reform bills.
The Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the National Assembly, has been advocating for a bill to create a special tribunal to handle insurrection cases related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid. Additionally, the party seeks to pass legislation that would punish judges and prosecutors for intentionally distorting legal principles or manipulating facts in a case under trial or investigation. Both legislative initiatives have encountered resistance from the opposition and members of the judiciary.