The draft is done--<br />The government has finished drawing up its proposal for a much-awaited constitutional amendment,... and today, that draft will be reported to President Moon Jae-in during a luncheon with the special advisory committee on constitutional revision. <br />Though details have yet to be released, the proposal is likely to include a change to the presidential system to disperse some executive powers, but also to allow presidents to seek a second term. <br />Once the proposal reaches the president,... he will then decide on whether or not the government should submit its own bill to the National Assembly. <br />Kim Hye-sung reports.<br /><br /><br /> <br /> The special advisory council on the Constitution under the Presidential Commission for Policy Planning has completed its final draft of a proposed amendment bill Monday. <br /> At the core of the amendment is South Korea's government structure -- the introduction of a four-year, two-term presidency. <br /> Currently, South Korean presidents serve a single, five-year term, and there have been debates that this limitation hurts chances of long-term policy continuity and leaves presidents as lame ducks before their terms run out. <br /> Another revision is on the nation's capital, which is not stipulated in the current Constitution.<br />The council said it is looking to add the capital by legislating it through law instead of directly stipulating it in the Constitution. <br />Some other issues include decentralization of power.... boosting regional autonomy so that municipalities can co-prosper with the capital area, as well as boosting people's basic rights such as rights to safety, healthcare and information.<br /> The committee will report its finalized proposal to President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday. <br />The president had called on the National Assembly to speed up efforts to craft its own revision plan in time for a referendum to be held in tandem with the local elections in June.<br />But rival parties have failed to make much progress as they've been divided over the timing to hold the referendum as well as how to change the nation's governing structure.<br /> The Blue House said Monday that the government's proposal can be scrapped even after it has been submitted,... if the National Assembly comes up with its own proposal.<br />Kim Hyesung, Arirang News. <br />
