The National Government Employees' Union and the National Teachers' Union announced on the 24th that they have reached an agreement with the opposition party to establish an official discussion body (consultative body) for legislation to guarantee the political basic rights of government officials and teachers. The two unions held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall at 2 p.m. on that day and announced that they would suspend the chairman's hunger strike and overnight sit-in protest in accordance with the agreement to establish the consultative body.

Demanding the guarantee of the political basic rights of government officials and teachers, the two unions had been conducting a tent sit-in protest in front of the National Assembly for 66 days and the chairman's hunger strike and overnight sit-in protest for 7 days. They explained that despite being guaranteed by the constitution, the fact that substantive discussions had not taken place in the National Assembly had been the issue they expanded their struggle over.

According to the union, during the struggle, Kim Byung-gi, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, visited the protest site and promised to establish an official discussion body for legislation to guarantee political basic rights, and it was decided to suspend the hunger strike as they agreed to establish and operate the consultative body from January 2026 onwards. It was mentioned that the consultative body would involve key figures such as the Democratic Party's deputy floor leader and relevant standing committee secretaries to lead legislative discussions.

The unions stated, "This suspension marks the beginning of a new phase, not the end of the struggle," and expressed that they would monitor the establishment of the consultative body, bill discussions, and the entire legislative process. They further stated, "We trust the promise, but we will not give a blank check," and indicated that they could take action again if the agreement does not lead to actual legal amendments.

The unions demanded the full guarantee of the freedom of political expression and political basic rights of government officials and teachers, emphasizing, "A society where government officials and teachers are forced into silence is not a democratic society."