On the 20th, the plenary session will vote on Han Deok-su's confirmation... Tensions rise between ruling and opposition parties (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The ruling and opposition parties agreed on the 17th to hold a plenary session of the National Assembly at 2 p.m. on the 20th to vote on the confirmation of Prime Minister nominee Han Deok-su.

Jin Seong-jun of the Democratic Party of Korea and Song Eon-seok, the senior deputy floor leader of the People Power Party, announced that they had agreed on the plenary session schedule for the vote on the confirmation of nominee Han on the afternoon of the same day.

The vote will take place 47 days after President Yoon Seok-yeol, then president-elect, nominated Han on the 3rd of last month. The appointment consent bill must be passed by a 'majority of the total members present and a majority in favor' through a plenary vote in the National Assembly for the president to appoint him.

While the People Power Party is pressuring the opposition party to minimize the government vacancy, the Democratic Party's decision is expected to determine the outcome. In this regard, the Democratic Party plans to hold a party meeting before the plenary session to decide the party's stance on the vote.

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