Democratic Party to Elect Speaker and Deputy Speaker Candidates on the 24th

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The Democratic Party of Korea will elect candidates for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly on the 24th. Once the ruling party, the Democratic Party, selects candidates for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, they are expected to be officially elected as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker for the second half of the year through the plenary session election process.

On the afternoon of the 13th, the Democratic Party held the first subcommittee meeting at the National Assembly to finalize the schedule for electing the Speaker. After accepting candidate applications on the 16th and 17th, the party plans to conduct the election through a vote by Democratic Party members on the 24th. The Democratic Party decided to elect the candidate who receives the most votes without a runoff voting process.

Democratic Party lawmaker An Min-seok is conducting an unlimited debate (filibuster) in favor of 'Geomsu Wanbak' (separation of prosecution investigation and indictment rights) at the National Assembly plenary session on the 27th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

To prevent election overheating, group text messages sent to party members are limited to one per candidate, and one personal letter per candidate is also allowed. Visiting fellow lawmakers or holding meetings is prohibited. During the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, no policy presentations will be made at the party caucus meetings.

The current Speaker of the National Assembly, Park Byeong-seok, will complete his term on the 29th. Although Speaker Park is also from the Democratic Party, he has left the party affiliation in accordance with the National Assembly Act, which prohibits the Speaker from holding party membership.

For the Speaker position, it is known that 5-term lawmakers Kim Jin-pyo and Lee Sang-min are considering running. For the Deputy Speaker position, 5-term lawmaker Byeon Jae-il and 4-term lawmaker Kim Young-joo are expected to run.

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