<Anchor> Then, can Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, as acting president, exercise his right to demand reconsideration, or his veto, of the special prosecution bill on internal strife and Ms. Kim Kun-hee that was passed by the National Assembly under the leadership of the opposition party? Reporter Jeong Gu-hee looked into it based on past cases. <Reporter> Our Constitution and laws do not specifically stipulate what the acting president can and cannot do. There are only general provisions that state that he or she will exercise the powers of the president. In academic circles, the majority opinion is that the powers of the acting president are limited to “maintaining the status quo.” [Im Ji-bong/Constitutional scholar (Professor, Sogang University Law School): I see passive exercise of power as an exercise of power to maintain the status quo.] There is only one precedent for the acting president exercising his or her right to demand reconsideration, or his veto. In March 2004, when former President Roh Moo-hyun was impeached and was serving as acting president, then Prime Minister Goh Kun. The special bill on compensation for the massacre of civilians in Geochang was vetoed on the grounds that it was a “burden on national finances,” and the amendment to the amnesty law was vetoed on the grounds that it was “unconstitutional.” Acting President Han Duck-soo was the head of the Office for Government Policy Coordination under the Prime Minister’s Office at the time. [Han Duck-soo/March 2004, then head of the Office for Government Policy Coordination: Acting President Goh Kun said that there was a possibility of legal unconstitutionality, as explained by the Minister of Justice, and all members of the State Council…] Kwon Seong-dong, the floor leader of the People Power Party, yesterday proposed that the president request reconsideration of six bills that had been passed by the National Assembly under the leadership of the opposition party, including the Grain Management Act, which centers around the mandatory rice purchase system, and the National Assembly Act, which includes the abolition of the automatic submission of budget bills. Above all, there is the Special Prosecutor Act on Internal Affairs and Ms. Kim Kun-hee, which was passed by the National Assembly on the 12th. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo did not give a clear answer when asked whether he would request reconsideration of the bills passed by the National Assembly if he were to serve as acting president. [Lee Ki-heon/Democratic Party: If you become the acting president, will you be able to exercise your right to demand a reconsideration of the president?] [Han Deok-soo/Acting President (yesterday, National Assembly extraordinary plenary session): We will review that point in depth internally.] Some predict that it will not be easy for the acting president to exercise his veto on the special prosecution law regarding sedition and Ms. Kim. As Acting President Han himself is a suspect in sedition, he cannot ignore public opinion, and the opposition party is also considering impeaching him. [Yoon Tae-gon/Director of The Moa Political Analysis Office: As for Acting President Han Deok-soo, it seems difficult for him to cross that line (exercise his veto) because it could lead to impeachment or other such measures.] The acting presidency could go to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, who is next in line after Prime Minister Han, but Deputy Prime Minister Choi already suggested to the president to exercise his veto on the revision of the National Assembly Act late last month. (Video editing: Park Chun-bae, Design: Lim Chan-hyeok) ☞ More information https://news.sbs.co.kr/y/?id=N1007912464 ☞ Collection of articles [President Yoon Seok-yeol's impeachment motion passed] https://news.sbs.co.kr/y/i/?id=100000... #SBSNews #8News #PresidentYoonSeok-yeol'sImpeachmentMotionPassed ▶ Subscribe to SBS News Channel: https://n.sbs.co.kr/youtube ♨ Discuss hot issues together (Subscribe to SP): https://premium.sbs.co.kr ▶ SBS News Live: https://n.sbs.co.kr/youtubeLive, https://n.sbs.co.kr/live ▶ Report SBS News Homepage: https://n.sbs.co.kr/inform Application: Install the 'SBS News' app and report - https://n.sbs.co.kr/App KakaoTalk: Become friends with 'SBS News' and chat - https://pf.kakao.com/_ewsdq/chat Facebook: Send a message to 'SBS News' - / sbs8news Email: [email protected] Text # and dial 6000 Phone: 02-2113-6000 Website: https://news.sbs.co.kr/ Facebook: / sbs8news X (formerly Twitter): / sbs8news KakaoTalk: https://pf.kakao.com/_ewsdq Instagram: / sbsnews Copyright Ⓒ SBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI learning are prohibited.