First Nonghyup Reform Bill Fails to Pass Standing Committee in September... People Power Party Continues Opposition

[Korea Agricultural Policy Newspaper, Reporter Kang Seon-il] The first round of Nonghyup reform proposals—specifically, the amendment to the Agricultural Cooperatives Act (Nonghyup Act) centered on the implementation of a direct election system for the Chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation and the details of the Nonghyup Audit Committee—ultimately failed to pass the National Assembly Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, and Fisheries Committee (AFRF Committee) even in September. As the Bill Review Subcommittee meeting of the AFRF Committee held on the 29th of last month was a crucial venue to determine the future smooth progress of the first round of reform proposals, the agricultural sector watched the outcome with keen interest. The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) had already faced opposition from the People Power Party and proposals for "counter-bills" against the first round of reform proposals during the Bill Review Subcommittee meeting on the 9th of last month.