President Moon approves Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum's appointment... Term begins on the 14th (Comprehensive)

Prime Minister nominee Kim Boo-kyum is attending the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on the 7th, responding to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in approved the appointment of Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum on the 14th.

Park Kyung-mi, the Blue House spokesperson, announced around 7 a.m. that President Moon had approved Prime Minister Kim's appointment.

The National Assembly, led by the ruling party, passed the motion to approve Prime Minister Kim's appointment the previous day. As the ruling and opposition parties failed to reach an agreement on adopting the confirmation hearing report for Prime Minister Kim, Speaker Park Byeong-seok submitted the approval motion directly, and it was passed with 168 votes in favor out of 176 members present. This came 27 days after President Moon nominated Kim as the candidate.

Prime Minister Kim's term officially begins from this day.

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