Democratic Party Floor Leader Han Byung-do and People Power Party Floor Leader Song Eon-seog will meet Monday ahead of the National Assembly plenary session, in a gathering presided over by National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik.
The meeting was arranged after Speaker Woo proposed a final session with the floor leadership of both parties ahead of the last plenary session of his term.
It also marks the first encounter between Han and Song since Han was re-elected as the Democratic Party's new floor leader the previous day.
Given that Speaker Woo has been emphasizing the need for constitutional amendment to the People Power Party, he is expected to request cooperation on the amendment vote before it is put to the plenary session.
The People Power Party shares the view that constitutional amendment is necessary but maintains its party line opposing a simultaneous vote alongside the June 3 local elections.
The chances that the amendment will actually pass on the day are slim. With nine incumbent lawmakers from both parties having recently resigned to run in the June 3 local elections, the quorum required to pass the amendment stands at 191, or two-thirds of the 286 sitting National Assembly members.
Assuming that independent lawmaker Kang Sun-woo, who is currently in custody, cannot participate in the vote, at least 12 People Power Party members must vote in favor for the amendment to pass. If the People Power Party abstains from the vote altogether, the amendment will fail due to an invalid vote.
