section_path: Aftermath/Constitutional amendment
section_name: Constitutional amendment
paragraph_text: Constitutional amendment
  
  In order to avert a similar future crisis, National Assembly speaker Woo Won-shik proposed holding a referendum on a constitutional amendment alongside the snap presidential election. Among the proposals included were reducing the presidential term from five years to four, transferring oversight of the Board of Audit and Inspection to the National Assembly, allowing MPs to nominate the prime minister, introducing a runoff voting system, and strengthening local autonomy and basic rights. However, on 7 April the DPK rejected the proposal to hold a referendum alongside the snap election, with DPK leader Lee Jae-myung saying that the proposals were highly divisive and would heighten tensions during the campaign. Lee also said that it was more urgent to resolve the crime of rebellion and prevent the destruction of democracy. Following this, Woo withdrew his proposal for a simultaneous vote.