Kim Sang-hee, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, "Minority Government, More Dialogue and Compromise Needed"

Reflections Shared at the Final National Assembly Plenary Session of the 2-Year Term

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Il-kwon] Kim Sang-hee, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, stated on the 29th, "In a situation where the ruling party is in the minority and the opposition is in the majority, communication and cooperation are urgently needed," adding, "I hope we can gather wisdom to achieve more dialogue and compromise."

Deputy Speaker Kim made these remarks while presiding over the final plenary session of the first half of the 21st National Assembly on the same day, saying, "In the second half of the National Assembly, the ruling and opposition parties have switched, resulting in a minority ruling party and majority opposition."

Kim, the first female Deputy Speaker in the history of our constitutional government, will complete her term for the first half of the 21st National Assembly on the 30th, together with Speaker Park Byeong-seok. She emphasized the significance by saying, "Having a woman in the Speaker's chair shows that politics involves both men and women," and reflected, "I have done my best over the past two years and am grateful for all the cooperation."

Following Deputy Speaker Kim, Kim Young-joo, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, has been selected within the party as the candidate for Deputy Speaker to take responsibility for the second half of the 21st National Assembly for two years.

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