Election of Ruling Party's Jeong Jin-seok and Opposition's Kim Young-joo as National Assembly Deputy Speakers (Update)
[Asia Economy Reporters Bomryeong Kim and Juni Park] Kim Young-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea and Jeong Jin-seok of the People Power Party were officially elected as the Speakers of the 21st National Assembly's second half.
On the afternoon of the 4th, 258 members of the National Assembly gathered for a vote in the plenary session, resulting in Kim receiving a total of 243 votes and being elected as the Deputy Speaker. Jeong received 223 out of 235 votes.
Kim became the second female Deputy Speaker in the history of the National Assembly, following her predecessor Kim Sang-hee.
Hot Picks Today
"Stocks Are Not Taxed, but Annual Crypto Gains Over 2.5 Million Won to Be Taxed Next Year... Investors Push Back"
- "Don't Throw Away Coffee Grounds" Transformed into 'High-Grade Fuel' in Just 90 Seconds [Reading Science]
- Signed Without Viewing for 1.6 Billion Won... Jamsil and Seongbuk Jeonse Prices Jump 200 Million Won in a Month [Real Estate AtoZ]
- "Groups of 5 or More Now Restricted"... Unrelenting Running Craze Leaves Citizens and Police Exhausted
- "Even With a 90 Million Won Salary and Bonuses, It Doesn’t Feel Like Much"... A Latecomer Rookie Who Beat 70 to 1 Odds [Scientists Are Disappearing] ③
This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
