Following Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, People Power Party floor leader Choo Kyung-ho also tested positive for COVID-19 on the 23rd and entered self-quarantine. With ruling and opposition party leaders testing positive for COVID-19 one after another, political schedules are also inevitably being disrupted.
Floor leader Choo tested positive for COVID-19 and has been absent from a series of scheduled events. Originally, floor leader Choo was scheduled to attend the ‘Meeting to Raise Public Interest and Support the National Assembly for the Early Establishment of the President Syngman Rhee Memorial Hall’ hosted by People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won and a floor strategy meeting. The People Power Party floor leader workshop scheduled for 2 days and 1 night starting today was also canceled due to floor leader Choo’s positive test result. Floor leader Choo, who has now entered self-quarantine, will also be unable to attend the high-ranking party-government meeting scheduled for the 25th. The party and government plan to discuss livelihood measures for the Chuseok holiday at the high-ranking party-government meeting.
A People Power Party official said in a phone call, “Floor leader Choo is focusing on recovery for now,” and “He will not attend the senior party-government council meeting on the 25th, and will decide on next week’s schedule after observing his physical condition.”
Earlier, Representative Lee tested positive for COVID-19 on the 22nd and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Incheon. Due to Representative Lee’s positive COVID-19 test result, the ruling and opposition party leaders’ meeting with People Power Party Representative Han Dong-hoon, scheduled for the 25th, has also been postponed. Representative Han sent Representative Lee, who is hospitalized, a fruit basket with the message, “I hope you recover quickly.” The ruling and opposition party leaders’ meeting is expected to be held in early September, taking into account the plenary session on the 28th and the People Power Party lawmakers’ dinner and Democratic Party lawmakers’ workshop scheduled for 2 days and 1 night on the 29th. An official from the ruling party’s floor leadership said, “If the number of confirmed cases in the political world increases further, it could affect the National Assembly schedule.”
Reporter Lee Sang-heon [email protected]
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