Nomination Approval Bill for Supreme Court Justice Candidate Mayongju Passes National Assembly
On the 27th, the National Assembly passed the appointment consent bill for Supreme Court Justice nominee Ma Yong-ju in a plenary session.
The National Assembly announced that the consent bill for nominee Ma was approved by a secret ballot, with 186 votes in favor, 5 against, and 2 abstentions out of 193 members present.
Earlier, the National Assembly's Special Committee on Personnel Hearings, attended only by opposition party members, held a personnel hearing for nominee Ma and adopted a personnel hearing report expressing a 'qualified' opinion.
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The People Power Party did not attend the personnel hearing, citing that Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo could not exercise the appointment authority, and did not participate in the plenary vote on the appointment consent bill.
On the 26th, the 'Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of a Trust-Based System (AI Basic Act)' was passed in the National Assembly plenary session. Photo by Kim Hyun-min
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