[Photo] Ruling and Opposition Floor Leaders Engage in Intense Battle of Wits

Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byeong-seok is meeting with Yoon Ho-jung, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, and Prime Minister nominee Kim Boo-kyum regarding the approval of the nomination at the Speaker's office on the 13th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byeong-seok is meeting with Yoon Ho-jung, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Gi-hyeon, floor leader of the People Power Party, in the Speaker's office on the 13th regarding the confirmation of Prime Minister nominee Kim Bu-gyeom. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

Yun Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Ki-hyun, the floor leader of the People Power Party, are leaving the Speaker's office after concluding the ruling and opposition floor leaders' meeting held on the 13th at the National Assembly Speaker's office, presided over by Park Byeong-seok, the Speaker of the National Assembly. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 13th, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok held a meeting with Yoon Ho-jung of the Democratic Party of Korea, Kim Gi-hyeon of the People Power Party, and Prime Minister nominee Kim Bu-gyeom regarding the appointment approval bill. On this day, both ruling and opposition parties issued a standby order to their respective members in the National Assembly, engaging in an intense battle of nerves.

The Democratic Party of Korea pressured the People Power Party, stating they would not hesitate to pass the approval bill for nominee Kim alone in accordance with the Personnel Hearing Act and the National Assembly Act. The People Power Party opposed this, linking the approval of nominee Kim with the three ministers?Im Hye-sook of the Ministry of Science and ICT, Park Jun-young of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and Noh Hyung-wook of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport?whom they had concluded were unqualified.

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