The standoff between the two main parties continues, leaving little room for normalizing parliamentary operations. The main opposition People Power Party continues its boycott of the second half of the 22nd National Assembly and its new speaker, Rep. Cho Jeong-sik, remains in place. Cho has since set a new deadline for bipartisan compromise on committee assignments, the latest of which falls on Friday, which is also Constitution Day in South Korea. However, it appears unlikely that the main oppo