So that would mean it will lessen the chance of the President becoming a lame duck.
Precisely.
That seems like it would give a lot more power to the Executive branch?
Well quite the contrary. In fact, the government's amendment would significantly curtail presidential power.
Unlike now, the government's proposal gives more authority over legislation to the National Assembly.
The President will still be able to submit a bill,... but only with the consent of ten or more lawmakers.
Also, his formal title will no longer be the "head of state" rather a representative of the state to foreign nations.
The government included those changes to respond to the public outcry over the high concentration of power in the presidency... and the corruption seen to result from that.
The government's bill will also lower the voting age to 18.
As of now, South Korea is the only OECD country where the minimum voting age is 19.
Well, that is a lot that the government is trying to change.
And with the proposal's submission today, the ball is now in Parliament's court.
We'll have to wait and see how the National Assembly will respond as they will have to vote on the government's motion within the next 60 days.
Well that was our Blue House correspondent Hwang Hojun.
Thank you so much for that wrap up.
Thank you, Mark.
