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Opposition parties schedule National Assembly sessions amid ruling party boycott
Opposition parties schedule National Assembly sessions amid ruling party boycott
The opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, voted on the agenda to hold a plenary session from April 1 to 4 during the full meeting of the National Assembly's operations committee on the 31st. The ruling party did not attend the meeting, claiming that the Democratic Party was conducting ...
Constitutional Court reviews Yoon impeachment case; no ruling timeline confirmed
Kim Jeong-won, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court, said on the 31st that the Constitutional Court judges are carefully reviewing the impeachment case of President Yoon Suk-yeol. Minister Kim attended the full meeting of the National Assembly's Legislative and Judiciary Committee that afte...
Korean Pension Committee Urges 2030 Voices to Dominate Advisory Roles
Members of the ruling People Power Party belonging to the National Assembly's Pension Special Committee said on the 31st, “The National Assembly must establish and operate the pension special committee to ensure that the voices of the younger generation are practically reflected.” Commissioners Kim ...
Kwon urges bipartisan support for urgent wildfire budget amid disaster response
The government has formalized plans to prepare a supplementary budget of 10 trillion won to respond to disasters such as wildfires, prompting the People Power Party to request cooperation from the opposition. On the morning of the 31st, Emergency Response Committee Chair Kwon Young-se said at a meet...
Korea launches national AI security council to address cybersecurity threats
The presidential office's National Security Office announced on the 28th that it has launched the 'National AI Security Council (NACG)' to establish national-level responses to security threats related to artificial intelligence (AI) and held a joint meeting of relevant agencies. Officials at the di...
Wealth Disclosures Show Ahn Cheol-soo Leads with 136 Billion Won Among Candidates
If the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol is accepted and an early presidential election is held, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, who is considered the most likely candidate for the next presidential election, reported assets exceeding 3 billion won. Among the pres...
Majority of National Assembly members increase assets amidst recession in South Korea
Despite the economic recession, 8 out of 10 members of the 22nd National Assembly saw their assets increase. According to the report on the regular asset changes of members of the National Assembly for 2025 released by the National Assembly's Public Official Ethics Committee on the 27th, of the 299 ...
Lee Ufan's painting and Hunminjeongeum NFT highlight asset disclosures of lawmakers
The National Assembly's Public Officials Ethics Committee revealed on the 27th that the 2025 regular asset list of members of the National Assembly includes numerous high-value artworks as well as golf and health club memberships. Lee Sang-sik, a member of the Democratic Party, reported a total of 9...
Ruling party struggles with strategy and relies on judiciary amid political turmoil
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, has avoided a crisis of disqualification from running for office in the second trial, leading to unexpected and perplexed reactions within the People Power Party. The ruling party has found itself in a situation where it must ultimately rel...
Presidential office and National Security Service raise funds for wildfire recovery
The presidential office said on the 26th, “The presidential office and all employees of the National Security Service plan to raise donations to overcome the national disaster situation caused by the wildfire.” A official from the presidential office noted through a press release that “The collected...
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