NEWSLINE AT NOON 12:00 President Park vetoes law giving parliament power to request ordinance change
ARIRANG NEWS 12:00 Coming up today,... President Park Geun-hye vetoes a revised parliamentary law that would empower parliament to challenge government enactment. Lawmakers will decide whether to put the law back up for another vote. The Korean government will boost the supplementary budget to help the nation lessen the economic impact of the MERS outbreak and one of the worst droughts in living memory. Plus,... Korea marks the 65th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. With the scars lasting to this day,... we have a special report about the history of the conflict. Stay tuned for these stories and more. Hello... it′s noon on Thursday the twenty-fifth of June... you are tuned in to our midday newscast here on Arirang TV. Thanks for joining us,... I′m Mark Broome. Title: President Park vetoes law giving parliament power to request ordinance change Our top story this afternoon.... President Park Geun-hye has vetoed revisions to the National Assembly law that gives the parliament power to request changes to ordinances, including presidential orders. At a meeting earlier today, the Cabinet decided to call on the Assembly to re-discuss the disputed bill, which the president argues could be unconstitutional. At the start of the meeting,... President Park raised concerns about the bill infringing on both the government′s legislative and the judiciary′s reviewing authorities, and ultimately the separation of powers as regulated by the Constitution. The president also took aim at both rival parties for neglecting bills aimed at improving the people′s livelihoods, and rather than supporting the government′s policies, repeatedly criticizing and causing friction with the government. This is the first time President Park has vetoed an Assembly-approved bill. The government is soon expected to officially request the parliament reconsider it. Title: Rival parties show mixed reactions to vetoed parliamentary law There were some mixed reactions to President Park′s veto decision... The chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party says he respects the president′s decision,... while the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy says it will boycott all parliamentary affairs from now on in protest. Both rival parties are locked in meetings to discuss what steps to take next. National Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-hwa says he may put the vetoed parliamentary law up for vote again after reading President Park′s letter of objection. Under Korea′s Constitution, lawmakers can hold another vote on a law that′s been vetoed by the president. A two-thirds majority is needed to override the veto. If the vote falls short of that majority,... the law will be scrapped. Title: Korea to spend over $13.5 bil. to prop up domestic economy Korea will pump an extra 13-and-a-half billion U.S. dollars into the domestic economy currently mired in a period of low growth. Speaking at an economy policy briefing on Thursday,… Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hw
