Will Kim Myung-su, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Nominee, Be Appointed Without a Report?
Ruling and Opposition Parties Fail to Agree on Schedule One Day Before Report Adoption
Kim Myung-soo, the nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is at risk of being appointed without a confirmation hearing report. As the ruling and opposition parties have failed to narrow their differences over the nominee's suitability, they have not agreed on additional related schedules by the 21st, one day before the deadline for adopting Kim's report.
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According to political circles on the day, the confirmation hearing for Kim held on the 15th ended in chaos due to the collective walkout of Democratic Party lawmakers.
The Democratic Party has raised suspicions that Kim traded stocks and played golf during and immediately after North Korea's missile provocations, and that his daughter was involved in school violence as a middle school student 11 years ago, demanding the nominee's voluntary withdrawal or cancellation of the appointment.
The People Power Party emphasized that Kim is an expert in military operations and strategy, arguing that there is no problem with the appointment, citing that he only played golf on days off and later disposed of the stocks he held.
The National Assembly, according to the Confirmation Hearing Act, must hold a hearing within 20 days from the date the confirmation request is sent and then send a progress report to the government. In Kim's case, whose confirmation request was sent to the National Assembly on the 3rd and whose hearing was held on the 15th, the deadline is the 22nd. According to the Confirmation Hearing Act, if the confirmation hearing report is not adopted within the deadline, the president may request resubmission of the report within ten days.
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If the National Assembly does not comply with the resubmission request, the president can appoint the ministerial nominee without a confirmation hearing report. If President Yoon Seok-yeol requests the National Assembly to resend the report on Kim and proceeds with the appointment process, Kim will be recorded as the 20th ministerial-level official appointed without a confirmation hearing report under the current administration.
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