On November 19, South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik and representatives from six other political parties, excluding the People Power Party (PPP), gathered to initiate discussions for a joint proposal for a constitutional amendment. This move comes after the PPP's opposition led to the collapse of a constitutional amendment special committee on November 17. The six parties aim to jointly propose an amendment that will include the 5.18 Democracy Movement and the Busan-Masan Democratization Movement in the Constitution, particularly in the run-up to the local elections where they hope to hold a public referendum on the amendment. During a bipartisan meeting, Woo emphasized that the results from a recent public opinion survey indicated overwhelming support for measures like strengthening control during a state of emergency, specifying balanced regional development, and including the 5.18 spirit in the Constitution's preamble. He called for the parties to unite beyond their differences to address the urgent task of constitutional revision. The meeting concluded with the representatives agreeing to start drafting the amendment, targeting its proposal by December 7. Despite the PPP’s stance against a hastily proposed amendment, the six parties believe that the contents of the amendment are broadly agreeable and that the PPP may find it hard to oppose outright, potentially allowing the amendment to pass if they can convince at least nine PPP members to support it.